Qatar Automotive Gateway (Qatar Ag) is participating in the 9th Global Automotive Lightweight Materials (GALM 2012) now being held in London.Qatar Ag is also the sponsor of GALM 2012 that is considered to be the “most prestigious and significant” automotive technology event in the world. The event will see in attendance scores of the most prominent international influential industry experts, such as BMW, General Motors, Tata Group, Jaguar-Land Rover, and members of the VW AG such as Bentley, Bugatti and AUDI, in addition to McLaren, Ford, Nissan, and Toyota. Also participating in the event are global suppliers and manufacturers of lightweight materials and technology innovators such as the Japanese Teijin, alongside a host of leading industry research and development centers. This select group of experts will gather to discuss practical, technical and economic solutions for the ideal use and processing of advanced lightweight materials in order to reduce cost factors. These experts will also discuss and study the latest methods for the manufacturing of automotive parts and components for future larger scale production in order to facilitate the use of advanced lightweight, not only for the sports or luxury vehicles, but also to cover the mainstream vehicle production, which will lead to a significant further enhancing of fuel economy and reducing pollution. Qatar Ag CEO Ahmed Sorour said, “Our participation in this highly important event serves our aim to further our communication and co-operation with the international leaders of automotive technology, and to acquaint ourselves with the latest updates of the rapid changes in the field of innovation and future technology driving the automotive manufacturing world. This would enable us, in turn, to choose the soundest manufacturing technologies with the highest feasibility for our own projects.”