TKAS (Chongqing) Auto Steel Commences Operations


TKAS (Chongqing) Auto Steel Company Limited officially inaugurated its 450,000 tons/year hot-dip galvanizing line on September 13th marking the transition from construction to commissioning and operation. The annual output of this line is estimated to be 3 billion yuan.

Weng Jieming and Ling Yueming, the municipality leaders, Zhang Guangning, Chairman of Board of Ansteel Group Corporation, Yao Lin, Chairman and General Manager of Anshan Iron& Steel Group Corporation, Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger, Chairman of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG, Dr. Heribert R. Fischer, Member of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, Zhang Dade, Chairman of Board of Pansteel Group, and representatives from more than 80 auto OEMs and sub-suppliers attended the opening ceremony.

Yao Lin mentioned in his speech that the Chongqing Line should be trying to become the top ranking autosheet supplier in the country by leveraging local logistics network, on the basis of a solid industrial foundation, high class production facilities and technology and management advantages from Ansteel Group and ThyssenKrupp.

Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger pointed out that ThyssenKrupp attaches significant importance to the strategic cooperation with Ansteel Group which found it latest highlight in the Joint Venture for the Chongqing Line. For more than a decade ThyssenKrupp and AnSteel are linked via a band of mutual understanding and joint projects and Dr. Hiesinger believes that the future work will even be more successful.

Ling Yueming extended the warmest congratulations to the Chongqing Line on behalf of the municipal party committee and government.

In the presence of more than 200 guests and customers, Weng Jieming, Ling Yueming, Zhang Guangning, Yao Lin, Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger and Zhang Dade jointly started the ball of light for celebrating the operation of the Line. Zhang Guangning, Yao Lin, Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger and Zhang Dade together planted a

osmanthus tree that stands for a happy grand opening and prosperity.

As a high-strength auto steel line of the highest technological level, the operation will allow products with world-class quality for the China auto steel market.