Automotive Lightweight Supply-Chain Symposium with Webasto Shanghai Plant Tour kicks off on July 11

The 4th Automotive Lightweight Supply-Chain Symposium will be kicked off on the 11th of July with a factory tour to Webasto Shanghai Ltd, one of the world’s biggest roof system suppliers. On return a reception party at the 5-Star Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel in Shanghai will provide a perfect setup for networking and interchanging.

The lectures will begin in the morning of the 12th of July and continue on the 13th with 13 presentations in all, by national as well as international executives / experts from different kind of OEMs and Tiers. With multiple coffee / lunch breaks and a second reception party in the evening of the 12th of July, Networking and interchanging with the fellow attendees is at the forefront during the entire length of the symposium. When the symposium comes to an end, in the afternoon of the 13th of July, all delegates have access to China Diecasting & Aluminium Exhibition. A guided lift from the Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel to the exhibitions is provided together with VIP badges, a VIP guided tour as well as participation at the Nürnberg Messe reception party.

Attending: Changan - SMS Group - SAIC / GM - Webasto - AluMag - Baosteel - Foundry Planet - Jaguar Land Rover - Shiloh - Chery - AlCircle - Sumitomo Corp - Sertec - Kobelco - Fill - Itochu - Toray – BMW - Exel Composites - Showa Denko - Brose - Novelis - Strikowestofen - Bodo Möller Chemie - Bocar Group - Dongfeng Nissan - Honda - Citic Dicastal - RUSAL - Alu.Com - Thyssenkrupp - Cosma International - Huanya - GM - Shentou - Stanley Engineered Fastening - Honda R&D - GF - Rongtai Group - UACJ - Pan Asia Technology Center - Emarc - Tata - F-Tech.

The event is designed for procurement executives who are part of the lightweight supply chain and engineering as well as technical sales managers seeking an understanding of the synergy of cost- / weight reduction programs.