People's Daily Online: Ten years since the commissioning of VAMA, the largest Sino-foreign joint venture in Hunan Province. Innovation has driven the development of the domestic automotive steel industry.

People's Daily Online, Loudi, October 18th (Reporter Lin Luó𫖯) On October 17th, Huadian Anselmi Mittal Automotive Plate Co., Ltd. (VAMA) released a statement on the occasion of its tenth anniversary of production. Since its production began in 2014, through continuous innovation and research and development, the company has maintained a strong development momentum and stood out in the industry competition. It has now become a leading provider of comprehensive solutions for automotive steel in China. 
On June 6, 2014, the first batch of VAMA's first-grade steel was successfully rolled off the production line. Subsequently, the company began local mass production of the second-generation advanced high-strength steel and hot-formed ultra-high-strength steel, contributing to the iterative upgrading journey of China's automotive manufacturing industry. "Zhou Jian, the general manager and CEO of VAMA, stated that VAMA is a successful example of expanding openness in Hunan Province. It has always adhered to innovation-driven strategies to create new quality productive forces." 
Entering the newly-built VAMA customer experience center, one can observe the evolution and development history of steel used in the automotive industry, as well as the entire range of automotive steel products produced by VAMA. Many of these products have filled the domestic market gap. Particularly, the globally highest strength level hot-formed steel developed by VAMA through local research and development has the highest market share in the domestic market. 
With the continuous development of the automotive industry, the continuous upgrading of China's new energy vehicle manufacturing has placed higher demands on automotive steel in terms of high strength, lightweight, corrosion resistance, high welding performance and forming performance. Professor Zhao Pei, an advisor of the Chinese Metal Society, shared his thoughts on promoting the high-quality development of automotive steel.