China News Service, Loudi, August 21st, title: Brazilian technical experts "realize their dreams" China: here is providing more and more opportunities for the world

　　Reporter Fu Yu

　　“China’s economic and technological development is advancing by leaps and bounds, and it is changing with each passing day. It is providing more and more opportunities to the world.” Nine years ago, Brazilian Fabiano Silveira Duarte, who hoped to have life experience abroad and more opportunities for growth, said Du Chongyang came to China for the first time.

Fabiano took a group photo with his wife Zhangjiajie while playing.

Photo courtesy of Fabiano

　　Fabiano graduated from the Control Automation Engineering Department of the Santa Catarina State Education Institute in Brazil.

Before coming to China, he worked as an operation, maintenance, project investment expert and reliability expert in different fields of the global steel giant ArcelorMittal's VEGA plant in Brazil.

In 2010, ArcelorMittal, who had been hoping to seek opportunities in the Chinese market, had a "hand in hand" with Hunan's largest steel group Hualing Group, which attracted the attention of Fabiano.

　　With China's large-scale adjustment of industrial structure, Hunan, a large manufacturing province that is making great strides toward high-end intelligent manufacturing, has attracted more and more well-known auto manufacturers and parts companies to settle down.

Taking advantage of ArcelorMittal’s advantages in automotive sheet technology and Valin’s hot-rolled substrate supply, the two parties jointly established Valin ArcelorMittal Automotive Sheet Co., Ltd. (VAMA for short) to build high-end automotive applications in Loudi, Hunan. Steel production base.

Fabiano at work.

Photo courtesy of VAMA

　　"This is a strong collaboration, which will bring advanced automotive sheet manufacturing technology to China." In 2012, Fabiano, who has long been yearning for China, voluntarily applied to join VAMA as a reliability and electrical maintenance expert, serving as a local high-end Provide advanced technology and equipment technical support for automobile plate production.

　　However, the introduction and transformation of technology is not a simple "use and use", the process of localization is also a process of mutual integration of experience and culture.

As a bridge between the company and foreign experts, Fabiano said frankly that there will be differences in working concepts and methods between Chinese and foreign teams due to different cultural backgrounds.

However, working with a Chinese team that believes in "practice brings true knowledge", let him gain valuable work experience.

"Everyone can always communicate frankly and strive to find the best solution to the problem through in-depth on-site investigation."

　　As a classic supply-side structural reform project jointly approved by China's National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce, VAMA, which was born under the background of low-end overcapacity and insufficient high-end in China's steel industry, has attracted attention from all parties.

Fabiano, who participated in the whole project construction, also witnessed the "blooming and fruiting" of this transnational "marriage".

　　Since it was officially put into production in 2014, VAMA has developed and produced a full range of automotive steel products including advanced high-strength steel and automotive outer panels, filling the gap in China’s domestic high- and mid-end automotive steel market and becoming a leading domestic high-end automotive steel production Business.

In February of this year, the second phase of the company's project with a total investment of 1.07 billion yuan started. After it is completed and put into operation, it is expected to reach an annual production capacity of 2 million tons of automotive steel.

　　Actively responding to the technological upgrading and low-carbon development requirements of China's automobile industry, VAMA-related products are well received by the market.

"On the surface it looks like ordinary steel products, but there are many technological research and development involved. The large-scale application of advanced high-strength steel not only reduces the weight of the car body, but also reduces the energy consumption." Fabiano said that the company is working on a more stable and reliable production line. , Supporting the manufacturing of green steel.

　　The birth of VAMA has also promoted the intelligent transformation, transformation and upgrading of the local steel industry.

As its raw material supplier, Valin Lianyuan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., located in the same place in Loudi, starts from adding molten iron in the first process, to the entire process of steelmaking such as alloy addition and flux addition, which is monitored by the computer, realizing a "one-button" operation. Steelmaking is upgraded to intelligent steelmaking that integrates steelmaking and alloy models into an independent development platform for big data tracking and analysis to achieve the best smelting goals.

　　There are various domestic brand home appliances such as Xiaomi water purifier, TCL color TV, Midea air conditioner and so on. Fabiano, who has been living in Loudi, Hunan for 9 years, is a loyal fan of "Made in China".

"China's technological and demographic advantages have enabled many equipment and electronic products to be mass-produced here, with more stable quality and more favorable prices." Fabiano said that in terms of quality, some Chinese mobile phone and home appliance brands are not inferior to foreign brands. , And the product design is very eye-catching.

　　Because of the birth of his son and the epidemic, it was 3 years ago since Fabiano returned to China last time.

When the epidemic was at its worst last year, some Brazilian friends could not understand Fabiano's behavior in isolation with the Chinese at home.

"Short-term quarantine has brought us freedom as soon as possible. Facts have proved that this is the most effective way to control the epidemic. The Chinese government has made tremendous efforts to this end and has done a very good job. This is impossible in some countries."

　　From the first time he came to Loudi to work through various means of transportation, and now he quickly travels to and from China through high-speed railways and highways, the city where he is located is increasingly convenient for transportation and improved living environment, which makes Fabiano feel full. He said that whether it is self-growth under a multicultural background, the rapid development of various fields in China, and the safe and stable domestic environment, his Brazilian friends are envious. "This is the foreign life I yearn for, and I realized this dream in China." (End)