Germany and China will strengthen cooperation on the application of new lightweighting technology in the auto industry, Shenyang Daily reported.

This was announced at the 2017 Sino-German New Energy Automotive Lightweighting Technical Seminar, which was held in Shenyang, Liaoning province on Oct 18.

The seminar was jointly sponsored by the administration committee of the Sino-German (Shenyang) High-end Equipment Manufacturing Park, the Liaoning Provincial Economic Cooperation Bureau and the Lightweight Bureau of Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

About 70 Chinese and German automotive lightweighting experts gathered at the seminar, which used the slogan “Lightweighting of New Energy Transport”, to introduce the latest research breakthroughs on lightweighting and seek opportunities for cooperation.

Automotive lightweighting, which refers to the concept of reducing the weight of vehicles as much as possible without compromising quality or safety, has become a key part of the manufacturing process for products such as automobiles, ships, aircraft and high-speed trains. Lightweighting technologies have huge prospects for application in China.

An aluminum foam board project jointly funded by businesses from China and Germany was signed during the seminar.

According to the deal, the project will be based in the Sino-German (Shenyang) High-end Equipment Manufacturing Park, and will provide products and solutions for lightweighting in the auto industry when it commences operations in 2017.

The 2017 Sino-German New Energy Automotive Lightweighting Seminar is held in Shenyang, Liaoning province on Oct 18.[Photo/syd.com.cn]

An expert from Germany delivers a speech at the 2017 Sino-German New Energy Automotive Lightweighting Seminar held in Shenyang, Liaoning province on Oct 18.[Photo/syd.com.cn]

German representatives attend the 2017 Sino-German New Energy Automotive Lightweighting Seminar held in Shenyang, Liaoning province on Oct 18.[Photo/syd.com.cn]