# Kobe Steel and Baowu subsidiary plan automotive aluminum joint venture

Kobe Steel announced it has begun formal discussions to form a joint venture with Baowu Aluminum Technology, a subsidiary of Baowu Steel Group, for automotive aluminum sheet manufacturing and sales in China. The aim is to establish the JV within 2024.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2024-02-26
- Where: China
- Status: announced
- Products: automotive aluminum sheets
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Kobe Steel](https://endata.com/companies/6583.md) (partner)
- [Baowu Steel](https://endata.com/companies/49388.md) (partner)
- [Baowu Aluminum Technology](https://endata.com/companies/75854.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [cn.nikkei.com](https://cn.nikkei.com/industry/manufacturing/54925-2024-02-26-14-53-54.html), 2024-02-26: "神户制钢所宣布，关于在中国的汽车铝板制造销售业务，已开始正式讨论与世界最大钢铁企业中国宝武钢铁集团的子公司成立合资公司。"

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