Henan Zhongfu Industrial Co., Ltd. Notice of obtainment of Quality Management System Certificate for automotive plates - TS16949.

Tue, 07/28/2015

The Board of Directors of Henan Zhongfu Industrial Co., Ltd and members of its board in full, hereby confirm that this statement does not contain any kind of misleading or incomplete information, and assume full responsibility for the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the content of this statement.

 

Amsterdam, 27 July 2015 – Vimetco N.V. (LSE: VICO, “The Company”), the global producer of primary and processed aluminium products notes the announcement of the Company's subsidiary, Henan Zhongfu Industrial Co., Ltd ("Henan Zhongfu"), which is a listed Chinese holding company of the Company's main aluminium producing operations in China (Ticker:  600595, Abbreviated name: Zhongfu Industrial, Declaration number: Extr. 2015—085)

Henan Zhongfu has recently obtained the Quality Management System Certificate for production of parts and provision of respective services in the automotive industry, issued by National Quality Assurance Co., Ltd. (NQA), Great Britain. Here below follows the description of the current status:

1.   Summary of certificate

Name of certificate: Quality Management System Certificate for production of parts and respective services in automotive industry

Underlying standard: ISO/TS 16949:2009

Number of certificate as per NQA: T8853

Number of certificate as per IATF:0212855

Product being certified: aluminum sheets for automotive bodies

Product scope of application: production of parts for automotive industry

Certificate validity term: to 23 June 2018.

Issuer: National Quality Assurance Co., Ltd. (NQA), Great Britain.

2.   Importance for Henan Zhongfu

Henan Zhongfu has recently obtained the Quality Management System Certificate for automotive plates - TS16949. The Quality Management System in respect of automotive plates TS16949 is based on the ISO9001 standard being a technological benchmark for international automotive industry, introduced by International Automotive Task Force (IATF) in accordance with specifics of the automotive industry. Nowadays, this system comprises the highest international standards recognized everywhere across the global automotive industry and at the respective production plants.

Obtainment of this certificate means that Henan Zhongfu has acquired the status of a certified supplier of automotive plates, which will further promote Henan Zhongfu brand image and expand its presence on the international market of products made of aluminum alloys for the transportation industries.

We hereby communicate the above to the public.

Board of Directors

Henan Zhongfu Industrial Co., Ltd.

22 July 2015

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For further information please contact: 

Ana-Maria Imbrea

Investor Relations Officer

Vimetco N.V.

Phone +40 750 067 717

Email: amimbrea@vimetco.ro

 

 

About Vimetco

Vimetco N.V. is a global, vertically integrated producer of primary and processed aluminium products with production assets in China, Romania and Sierra Leone, and a holding company in The Netherlands. Vimetco N.V. controls annual production capacities of up to one million tonnes of electrolytic aluminium, 340,000 tonnes of processed aluminium products, 600,000 tonnes of alumina, 1.7 million tonnes of bauxite, 2.25 million tonnes of coal, 3 x 300 MW of electricity and 318,000 tonnes of baked anodes per year. Vimetco’s global depositary receipts are listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: VICO).

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