Shanghai July 8, 2026 / PR Newswire / -- 

On July 8, the 2026 Asian Automotive Lightweight Exhibition grandly opened at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. At the opening ceremony, Ge Honglin, President of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association; Fan Shunke, Chairman of the China Nonferrous Metals Processing Industry Association; Zheng Zhisheng, President of Greater China at Reed Exhibitions; Mr. Jonathan Grant, Secretary General of IAI International Aluminium Association; Wu Hongjun, Deputy Secretary General of the China Packaging Federation and Secretary General of the Metal Packaging Branch; 

Mr. Guido Aufdemkamp, Director General of the Global Aluminium Foil Producers Initiative; Mr. Fauzan Athallah, Business Cooperation Project Manager of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN Indonesia); 

Mr. Mahmood Daylami, Secretary General of the Gulf Aluminium Association; Mr. Yalçın Yeşilova, Representative of the Turkish Aluminium Association; 

Mr. Muzi Manzi, CEO of ASFA South African Aluminium Association and other leaders attended the scene to witness the grand opening moment of this industry event. This exhibition runs concurrently with the China International Aluminium Industry Exhibition, Shanghai International Magnesium Industry Exhibition, Shanghai International Copper Industry Exhibition, and Shanghai International Recycled Metal Exhibition. The exhibition comprehensively integrates core industry resources such as Aluminium, Magnesium, Copper, and Recycled Metals, building a high-end industrial docking platform for multi-material collaborative display, cross-domain technology interchange, and whole-chain resource aggregation, attracting over 20,000 professional visitors for exhibitions and cooperation negotiations on the first day.

Enhanced Exhibition Lineup, 680+ Well-known Companies Assemble for Debut

This exhibition gathers over 680 high-quality domestic and international companies exhibiting side by side, achieving comprehensive improvement in exhibition scale, product quality, and product categories.

The Aluminium sector assembles top domestic enterprises such as Chalco Group, Hongqiao Group, Nanshan Aluminum, Huajian Aluminum, Mingtai Aluminum, centrally displaying Aluminium products adapted for new energy vehicles such as Battery Aluminium Foil, Body Extruded Profiles, Integrated Die-cast Aluminum Alloy, Chassis Lightweight Structural Parts, and New Energy Electric Drive Casings; The Magnesium sector lineup is strong, with industry benchmark enterprises such as Baowu Magnesium, Yinguang Huasheng Magnesium, and Badazhuo Magnesium participating with great fanfare, bringing cutting-edge lightweight products such as Ultra-high Strength Die-cast Magnesium Alloy, Lightweight Electric Drive Casings, and Magnesium Alloy Interior/Exterior Components. Simultaneously, high-quality enterprises in the field of metal processing and precision forging such as Zhongfu Industry, Sunbo Aluminum Alloy, and Zhuoyue Forging make their appearance; ALUMEX PLC, HAVEL, APAL and many other well-known overseas brands join simultaneously, achieving side-by-side display of cutting-edge domestic and international technologies and deep integration and interchange of high-quality industry resources.

This exhibition covers complete product categories, leads in technical standards, and highlights in adaptability for new energy vehicles, capable of one-stop meeting all-dimensional industry needs for industry lightweight R&D, technology iteration, supply chain selection, and mass production procurement.

Heavyweight Technical Forums, Decoding Frontiers of Lightweight Innovation

To deeply dig into industry technology pain points and lead industry innovation development directions, this exhibition will launch two major professional technical forums simultaneously on July 9, focusing on New Energy Vehicles and Intelligent Manufacturing Robots as two core sectors, building a high-end technical dialogue platform that is professional, refined, and practical implementation-oriented.

Among them, the 7th Automotive Lightweight Processing Technology and Related Material Innovation Application Forum — New Energy Vehicle Special Session,

Closely following the demand for lightweight, low-carbon, and mass production development of NEVs. Shanghai Ruiman, Abner Industrial Furnace, Jiangxi Haoshite, Pu Feite Electromagnetic Technology, Abo Induction System, Zhejiang Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle and many other enterprises conducted technology sharing around core fields such as Heat Treatment Technology, Precision Forming Process, Specialized Forming Equipment, Smart Equipment Adaptation, and Vehicle Lightweight Innovation Implementation, precisely helping automobile companies solve core industry problems of weight reduction, cost reduction, quality improvement, and efficiency increase.

The 2nd Nonferrous Metals Industry Future Innovation Forum — Robot Special Session held concurrently,

Focuses on hot topics such as smart upgrades for nonferrous metal factories, commercial implementation of industrial robots, and embodied AI visual motion control technology for in-depth discussion. Miya Logistics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Guangzhou Spark Robot, Taihu Robot Technology, Zhongsheng Chuangke and many other units output new solutions from multiple dimensions of technical R&D, scenario application, and industrial implementation, providing new ideas and new paths for synergistic innovation and integrated win-win of nonferrous metals and intelligent robots.

Specialized Business Matching, Precisely Solving Industry Supply-Demand Mismatch Challenges

The exhibition organizer meticulously created lightweight business matching activities at the venue, relying on pre-registration data for pre-sorting and precise matching in advance, opening one-on-one negotiation zones on-site, docking supply and demand parties directionally, and efficiently solving the industry supply-demand mismatch challenge.

On the first day of the exhibition opening, the business matching zone was packed, with a cumulative completion of 598 business matching sessions on-site, effectively shortening the communication cycle for new material selection, component sampling, and equipment procurement, reducing the overall procurement cost of the lightweight supply chain, and accelerating the landing and conversion of industry trade cooperation.

Global Industry Network, Resilient Global Chain Opening Two-Way Overseas Channels

This exhibition deeply practices Reed Exhibitions Group's annual core theme "Resilient Chain Global, Co-exhibiting Future Hello China, Hello 

World", relying on the group's mature resource network covering major automotive industrial clusters globally, building a distinctive international exchange and cooperation highland. The exhibition continues to deepen overseas market resource expansion and precise introduction, linking automotive industry associations from multiple countries overseas, overseas vehicle companies, and international component procurement groups to visit the exhibition. Over 100 countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, India, Malaysia, and Turkey collectively attracted 2,425 overseas professional visitors to attend. The exhibition empowers industry development in two ways. On one hand, it precisely introduces overseas advanced lightweight materials, cutting-edge process technologies, and high-end system solutions, helping the domestic automotive lightweight industry complete technological innovation and quality improvement and upgrade; On the other hand, it builds an international overseas display and empowerment platform for local high-quality lightweight materials, core components, and smart equipment enterprises, smoothing two-way circulation channels for domestic and international technology exchange, business docking, and resource interchange, comprehensively realizing efficient linkage and synergistic symbiosis of the global lightweight supply chain.

This exhibition will continue to open to the public until July 10. Sincerely invite colleagues in the automotive lightweight industry to visit, immersively observe cutting-edge exhibits, participate in high-end technical dialogues, and connect with high-quality industry business opportunities, jointly exploring new paths for automotive lightweight development, and jointly launching a new future for industry upgrading.