Recently, KANSAI HELIOS Wefa became a proud new member of the VDB – German Railway Industry Association. As part of the KANSAI HELIOS Group, the company can contribute its paint and coating expertise to further shape and improve the railway vehicle industry. This includes the development of environmentally friendly coatings as well as offering economical,…

KANSAI HELIOS has completed its acquisition of CWS Lackfabrik GmbH (“CWS”). The deal was first announced at the end of November 2022. The transaction is a milestone for KANSAI HELIOS and strengthens KANSAI HELIOS system supplier strategy. It is in line with the ESG and growth strategy of the company and a perfect complement and…

The asset purchase agreement for the acquisition of the Railway Coatings business of Beckers Group´s company Becker Industrie SAS, Montbrison (France) was signed on December 9th, 2022. KANSAI HELIOS will – after completion of closing conditions – acquire all business assets of Beckers in the Railway Coatings segment, such as recipes and railway homologations and…

KANSAI HELIOS signed a share purchase agreement to acquire 100% share of CWS Lackfabrik GmbH (“CWS”). CWS, with its group companies, is a well-known powder coatings and liquid and solid synthetic resins producer, with more than 150 years of tradition and its headquarters in Düren (Germany). After the fulfillment of closing conditions, KANSAI HELIOS will…

Experience us at Innotrans 2022! From September 20 to 23, 2022, we will be represented for the first time at Innotrans in Berlin together with our sister company Rembrandtin Coatings. We will provide you with detailed information about the latest developments in our railway coatings segment. You will find us in hall 8.1 / booth...

Since August 1, 2022, we – KANSAI HELIOS Wefa (formerly Westdeutsche Farben GmbH) – are an official member of the KANSAI HELIOS Group and the globally operating KANSAI PAINT Group. In addition to KANSAI HELIOS Germany, our company is thus the group's second location in Germany. Even more coatings competence! Under the umbrella of KANSAI...