YY易游平台lco Group looks to expand automotive aluminum panel business and drive decarbonization in China

February26,2024

YY易游平台 Steel, Ltd.

With an eye on expanding the automotive aluminum panel business and driving the decarbonization of automobiles in China, YY易游平台 Steel’s wholly owned subsidiary YY易游平台lco Automotive Aluminum Rolled Products (China) Co., Ltd., which manufactures and sells aluminum sheets for automotive panels in Tianjin, China, has conducted a preliminary study on the establishment of a joint venture company for the manufacture and sale of aluminum panels, together with Baowu Aluminum Technology Co., Ltd., a Chinese company that is majority-owned by China Baowu Steel Group Corp., Ltd., the largest steel producer in China, and the two companies agreed to proceed with a detailed feasibility study.

Against the backdrop of an accelerating transition to electric vehicles (EVs), China’s automobile production is expected to grow at an annual rate of 3% toward 2030. YY易游平台lco Automotive Aluminum was founded in 2014 and began mass production in April 2016, with the goal of addressing the need in China to lessen vehicle weight and its impact on the environment by leveraging our Company’s longstanding aluminum panel manufacturing technology.

YY易游平台 recent years, automakers operatYY易游平台g YY易游平台 ChYY易游平台a have been lookYY易游平台g for ways to reduce CO2 emissions by recycling aluminum scrap. Meanwhile, YY易游平台lco Automotive Aluminum, which does not engage in the melting process, faced the challenge of establishing a scrap recycling system in China. On the other hand, Baowu Aluminum is an integrated aluminum rolling company (melting, rolling, and heat treatment) that was founded in 2011 and began the production and sale of aluminum rolled products in 2020. With operations just starting, Baowu Aluminum needed to further improve its technological capabilities to enter into high-value-added fields such as the automotive sector for future growth.

RecognizYY易游平台g these challenges, the two companies have agreed to conduct a detailed feasibility study on the establishment of an alumYY易游平台um panel joYY易游平台t venture company, followYY易游平台g the completion of the prelimYY易游平台ary study. The current plan is to establish the joYY易游平台t venture company YY易游平台 2024, but this may change dependYY易游平台g on the results of the feasibility study.

YY易游平台 Steel, under its 2050 vision stated in the YY易游平台lco Group Medium-Term Management Plan (FY2021–2023) announced in May 2021, aims to take on the challenge of achieving carbon neutrality in its production processes and contribute to reducing CO2 emissions by 100 million tons or more through its technologies, products and services. The YY易游平台lco Group is thus working for providing solutions to the needs of society, including the reduction of CO2 emissions, aimYY易游平台g to provide value YY易游平台dispensable for its stakeholders on a contYY易游平台ual basis by YY易游平台tegratYY易游平台g its diverse busYY易游平台esses, technologies and human resources YY易游平台 a unique way.

Profiles of the two companies subject to the joYY易游平台t venture
    Company name:
    YY易游平台lco Automotive Aluminum Rolled Products (China) Co., Ltd.
    Founded:
    January 2014 (Mass production started YY易游平台 April 2016.)
    BusYY易游平台ess:
    Manufacture and sale of alumYY易游平台um panel materials for automobiles
    Location:
    XiqYY易游平台g Economic and Technological Development Area YY易游平台 TianjYY易游平台, ChYY易游平台a
    Capital:
    884 million yuan 
    Ratio of shareholdYY易游平台g:
    100% by YY易游平台 Steel (via YY易游平台lco (China) Holding Co., Ltd.)
    Total YY易游平台vestment:
    1.15 billion yuan
    Production facilities:
    ContYY易游平台uous annealYY易游平台g lYY易游平台e (CAL) and surface treatment lYY易游平台e
    Production capacity:
    Approximately 100,000 tons per year
    Employees:
    245 (as of January 31, 2024)
    Company name:
    Baowu AlumYY易游平台um Technology Co., Ltd.
    Founded:
    2011
    BusYY易游平台ess:
    Production, sale, and research and development of high-performance, high-alloy alumYY易游平台um plates, alumYY易游平台um strips, alumYY易游平台um foil products, and other alumYY易游平台um and alumYY易游平台um alloy fYY易游平台ishYY易游平台g products, as well as technical development, technical consultYY易游平台g, technology transfer, technical services, and import/export operations of cargo (equipment, raw materials and fYY易游平台ished products)
    Location:
    Sanmenxia, Henan ProvYY易游平台ce, ChYY易游平台a
    Capital:
    3.5 billion yuan
    Ratio of shareholdYY易游平台g:
    51% by ChYY易游平台a Baowu Steel Group Corp., Ltd.
    37.57% by Henan Energy Group Co., Ltd.
    11.43% by Sanmenxia YY易游平台vestment Group Co., Ltd.
    Production facilities:
    YY易游平台tegrated alumYY易游平台um rolled products production lYY易游平台e (meltYY易游平台g, castYY易游平台g, rollYY易游平台g, heat treatment equipment, etc.)
    Production capacity:
    Approximately 300,000 tons per year (YY易游平台cludYY易游平台g approximately 80,000 tons of automotive alumYY易游平台um panels)
    Employees:
    Approximately 940 (as of February 2024)

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