The construction of the 220000 ton rail transit new aluminum alloy profile production line for the high-speed train body profile project of Nanshan Aluminum Materials Corporation has fully started. The project covers an area of 90000 square meters with a total investment of 3.2 billion yuan. All 8 newly added extrusion production lines are equipped with the world's most advanced German Westmark extrusion equipment. The project is expected to complete the overall infrastructure construction in March 2011 and achieve full production in the third quarter of 2012. This will continue to write a significant chapter in the sustainable development of Nanshan Aluminum.
In recent years, the country has increased railway engineering construction. According to the "China Railway Medium - and Long Term Development Plan", it is expected that by 2020, the total investment in national railway engineering construction will exceed 5 trillion yuan, and the construction mileage of high-speed railways with a speed of 200 kilometers per hour or above will exceed 18000 kilometers, accounting for more than half of the world's total high-speed railway mileage. This indicates that the new aluminum alloy profiles for rail transit have great profit margins and broad market prospects.
In order to seize this rare historic market opportunity, the company has a far sighted vision and responded quickly to market demand. By understanding the market, segmenting the market, and efficiently integrating industry chain resources, Kuairen has taken a step forward and decisively decided to launch the high-tech project of "High speed Train Body Materials". Within 2 years, Nanshan Aluminum Corporation will purchase a large number of aluminum extruders, including 16500T and 8000T, from Westmark Mayer GmbH in Germany for the production of high value-added rail transit profiles. After the project is put into operation, Nanshan Aluminum will have the ability to produce industrial profile products with a section width of 1000MM, meeting the needs of special large sections such as high-speed railways and military industries, and filling the gap in domestic production of ultra large section aluminum profiles. After the completion of this project, it will play an important role in the upgrading and structural adjustment of Nanshan aluminum industry.