Q3 Performance Coatings Report
Business Conditions and Cost Actions
Q3 Business Conditions Summary
Continued global recovery in Refinish demand drivers, including traffic and body shop
activity following pandemic-driven mobility slowdown; net sales volumes remain mid-
single digits below 2019 levels
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Continued Inflation Response and Cost Structure Actions
Raw material inflation intensified in Q3; now expect mid-teens variable cost inflation
for the full year
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Strong continued growth in Industrial, despite headwinds from raw material supply
constraints during Q3; overall demand strong across all Industrial end businesses
Mobility Coatings seeing strong underlying market demand, but volume has been
negatively impacted from ongoing semiconductor shortages ($70 million impact during
Q3)
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Offsets via ongoing and incremental pricing actions taken year-to-date and expected
during Q4
Performance Coatings largely offset inflation with price-mix in Q3 YTD; Mobility
Coatings price-cost gap opened in Q3 - actions underway to address the gap
Focus on implementing structural cost control; anticipate at least $50 million in full-
year cost savings from existing restructuring and Axalta Way productivity savings
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