The recognition reinforces AkzoNobel Powder Coatings' commitment to developing advanced coating solutions that help customers improve performance, durability and sustainability – thus demonstrating how close collaboration continues to drive progress across the automotive industry.
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Powder Coatings has recently earned two prestigious supplier awards from Maxion Wheels, recognising its leadership in sustainable innovation and its long-standing collaboration with one of the world's leading wheel manufacturers. The company's team in the Czech Republic received the Green Wheel 2025 Award, while its Brazil team was named Supplier of the Year 2025 Americas.
“AkzoNobel has been a reliable partner and an important contributor to our success over many years. Their contribution goes well beyond supplying high-quality coatings. The teams bring deep technical expertise, helping us optimize application processes, achieve consistently strong coating performance and develop practical solutions that improve efficiency and support our sustainability goals. Combined with responsive technical support and dependable day-to-day service, that makes this a true partnership, and one we value enormously. These awards are very well deserved,” has stated Pia Schuetz, Vice-President Global Purchasing, Maxion Wheels.
The Green Wheel 2025 Award recognises suppliers that support Maxion Wheels' sustainability ambitions. For AkzoNobel, the award reflects a long-term focus on reducing emissions, advancing responsible sourcing and developing coating solutions that help customers reduce their environmental impact.
The Supplier of the Year 2025 Americas award
celebrates the collaboration between AkzoNobel's team in Brazil and Maxion Wheels. The partnership combines high-performing coating technologies
with local technical expertise and responsive support. AkzoNobel supplies a portfolio of powder and liquid primers, basecoats, clearcoats for aluminum wheels.
“We're honored to receive these awards from Maxion Wheels. They reflect the dedication of our teams and the strength of a partnership we've built together over many years. By combining innovation with close collaboration, we're helping our customers meet today's performance expectations while preparing for the demands of a lower-carbon future. We look forward to building on what we’ve achieved together,” has added Gustavo Carvalho, Automotive Global Key Account Management & New Business Development Director, AkzoNobel Powder Coatings.