VAMA宣布二期镀锌生产线正式开工

兴建二期项目以提升VAMA先进汽车用钢解决方案服务于中国汽车市场的能力

ValinArcelorMittal Automotive (‘VAMA’), a 50/50 joint venture betweenArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel company and Valin Steel, aleading Chinese steelmaker, today announces an exciting expansion ofits facilities in Loudi, Hunan, through the addition of a newinnovative coating line which will enable the production of highlycorrosion-resistant steel. The coating line, which will come onstreamby July 2022,will increase VAMA’s capacity to produce high-quality,high-strength steels for the Chinese automotive industry by 450,000tonnes a year, to 2 million tonnes.

华菱安赛乐米塔尔汽车板有限公司（VAMA）由世界领先的钢铁制造商安赛乐米塔尔公司与中国领先的钢铁制造商湖南华菱集团合力创建（双方各持股50%），于今日宣布公司二期项目正式开工。VAMA二期项目计划于2022年7月投产，将新增一条新型镀锌生产线，引进创新性地镀层技术生产高强耐腐蚀钢，助力VAMA增加45万吨高质量、高强度的汽车用钢年设计产能，公司整体设计产能达200万吨。

Theimportance of this event was emphasized by the presence of the HunanLeadership with Party Secretary Mr. Xu Dazhe and governor of HunanMr. Mao Weiming; the local Loudi government strongly supporting VAMAsent a delegation under the leadership of party secretary Mr. LiuFei. The whole ceremony was witnessed as well by both shareholders:ArcelorMittal chairman & CEO Mr. Lakshmi Mittal, ArcelorMittalEVP Mr. Brian Aranha, ArcelorMittal EVPMr. Bradley Davey, ArcelorMittal China CEO Mr. Sanjay Sharma, ValinGroup Chairman Cao Zhiqiang, Valin GroupCEO Mr Yi Zuo, Valin Lianyuan Party Secretary Mr. Xiao Zunhu and VAMAchairman Mr. Cheng Peixiang.

此次开工仪式受到了湖南省委省政府及娄底市委市政府的高度重视，湖南省委书记、省人大常委会主任许达哲、湖南省人民政府省长毛伟明、娄底市委书记、市人大常委会主任刘非先生率代表团一行出席了活动。两大股东方代表：安赛乐米塔尔董事长兼首席执行官Mr.Lakshmi Mittal（拉克什米·米塔尔先生），安赛乐米塔尔执行副总裁Mr.Brian Aranha（布莱恩·艾雷诺先生），安赛乐米塔尔集团执行副总裁Mr.Bradley Davey（布莱德利·戴维先生），安赛乐米塔尔集团中国区首席执行官Mr.Sanjay Sharma（桑杰·夏玛先生），华菱集团党委书记、董事长曹志强先生、华菱集团党委副书记、总经理易佐先生，华菱涟钢党委书记、执行董事肖尊湖先生和VAMA董事长成沛祥先生，共同见证了项目正式开工。

Sinceits inauguration in 2014, with the strong support of both local Loudigovernment and Hunan government, VAMA has grown into a leadingsupplier of advanced steel solutions for the Chinese automotivemarket. VAMA’s innovative, market-leading product range oflightweight steels is actively contributing to Chinese automanufacturers efforts to meet challenging CO2 reduction targets,while simultaneously enhancing vehicle strength and safety. Its presshardened steel, used for safety parts in the body-in-white, is thestrongest steel available on the Chinese market and can be found inalmost every car produced in China. Thanks to strong recognition fromits customers for its dedicated service, innovative product offer andhigh-quality standards, VAMA has been able to expand rapidly over thepast six years becoming one of the leading suppliers to Chinese OEMsincluding NEV carmakers. VAMA’s success in bringing innovativesolutions was recently emphasized when it received the innovationaward from NEVC, a leading New Energy Vehicle research association.

在湖南省委省政府和娄底市政府的大力支持下，VAMA自2014年投产以来已迅速成长为中国市场领先的汽车用钢解决方案供应商，通过新型的轻量化汽车用钢产品和解决方案，积极助力中国汽车制造商在实现减排目标的同时，有效提升车辆的安全性能。其中用于车身安全结构件的热成形钢是目前中国市场上强度级别最高的钢种，已应用于国内全部主流车型。在过去六年中，VAMA凭借专业的服务、创新的产品组合和严格的质量标准，赢得了众多汽车制造企业及新能源汽车制造领域的广泛认可，并实现了突飞猛进的发展。2020年10月，凭借创新性的新能源汽车轻量化解决方案，VAMA成功赢得国家新能源汽车技术创新中心颁发的科技创新奖。

Thenew coating line will support VAMA’s ambition to become one of thelargest suppliers to China’s automotive market. China is alreadythe world’s largest automotive market, with forecasts indicatinganticipated annual growth of at least 6% in the coming decade.Alongside the anticipated volume growth, the sector is also focusedon further reducing its environmental footprint and transitioning toelectric vehicles. VAMA’s expansion will feature the most recentlydeveloped high strength steel grades and a new type of coating,allowing car makers to reach new quality standards. The new type ofcoating has been designed to allow for better corrosion-resistance ofboth inner and outer panels in the body-in-white. With these newproducts VAMA will also be positioned to support China’s automotivemanufacturers transition to electric vehicles through theintroduction of ArcelorMittal’s world leading S-in Motion steelsolutions for electric vehicles, toimplement the important announcement of General Secretary Xi Jinpingon "achieve carbon summit and realize carbon neutralization",make great contributions to the implementation of Hunan's "ThreeHighs and Four News” strategies.

中国已经成为世界上最大的汽车市场，预计未来十年将继续保持至少6%的年增长率势头，二期镀锌生产线将是VAMA成为中国最大的汽车钢材供应商之一的重要助力。此外，随着环境保护成为全球共识，电动化已经成为主流发展趋势，VAMA二期项目将引进最新的高强钢产品和镀层技术，助力汽车制造企业革新质量标准，并通过应用创新性S-inMotion电动汽车解决方案加速新能源汽车制造领域的迭代升级，以实际行动落实习近平总书记“提前碳达峰、实现碳中和“的重要宣示，为大力实施湖南省”三高四新“战略作出重大贡献。

Mr. Mittal said: “Today’sannouncement is an important development for VAMA. It builds on theimpressive progress the company has achieved in recent years, andfurther develops its ability to serve its customer base with highquality steel solutions.” He alsomentioned,” The Chinese automotivemarket is growing rapidly, with customers’ quality expectationsincreasing as they seek suppliers which can support their transitionto low-emissions vehicles. As the world’s leading supplier ofadvanced steel applications to the automotive market ArcelorMittal,through VAMA, is well placed to support this transition in China. Iwould like to thank the Hunan government for its ongoing support,along with our friends and partners at Hunan Valin. VAMA’s inherentstrength is built upon this partnership, and the investment we areannouncing today has been made possible through our combinedefforts.”

安赛乐米塔尔集团董事长兼首席执行官米塔尔先生表示：“今天的决定对VAMA的发展至关重要。二期项目开工是以VAMA近年来取得的优异成绩为基础，以更好地服务客户，提升自身能力，为客户提供更高品质的汽车用钢解决方案为目标。”米塔尔先生还提到，“中国的汽车市场正在迅速增长，客户也在寻找节能减排转型生产的解决方案与合作伙伴，因此对质量的预期也在不断提高。作为全球领先的汽车用钢供应商，安赛乐米塔尔将通过VAMA为中国市场的转型提供有力的支持。感谢湖南省政府以及华菱集团的朋友们和合作伙伴们一如既往的支持，为VAMA的良好发展提供内在动力，共同促成了此次二期项目的顺利开工！”

Mr.Cao Zhiqiang, Chairman and party secretary of Valin Steel, expressedhis sincere appreciation  on behalf of Valin Group to the leaders atall levels who have been concerned about and supported the growth ofValin and VAMA for a long time, and he mentioned that VAMA Phase IIproject aims at the world's cutting-edge technology of high-strengthand light-weighted automotive sheet, to build a new continuoushot-dip galvanizing line with 450 kt capacity per annum, which is amajor industrial project to develop "three hubs". Hunan CPCCommittee and Hunan provincial government attach significantimportance to the project, Loudi CPC Committee and Loudi municipalgovernment strongly support it, and both shareholders activelyadvance it. Today, the project kicks off construction as planned,which is just in time.

华菱集团党委书记、董事长曹志强先生向长期以来关心支持华菱与VAMA发展的各级领导表示了衷心感谢，并表示，“VAMA二期项目瞄准国际顶尖的高强度、轻量化汽车板用钢技术，新建一条年产45万吨连续热镀锌线，是打造“三个高地”的重大产业项目，省委省政府高度重视，娄底市委市政府大力支持，股东双方积极推进。今天，项目如期开工建设，可谓恰逢其势正当其时。