- CEO
- Rui Zhong Zhang
- Full Time Employees
- 60,814
- Sector
- Distribution services
- Industry
- Wholesale distributors
- Address
- No. 62 North Xizhimen Street Beijing BE China 100082
- IPO Date
- Dec 12, 2001
- Business
- Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco) engages primarily in the production and sale of alumina, primary aluminum, and related products through its operations in mining, refining, smelting, energy generation, trading, and engineering services; the company operates five key segments including Alumina, which mines and refines bauxite into alumina, gallium, and multi-form alumina; Primary Aluminum, which produces electrolytic aluminum, aluminum alloys, and carbon products; Energy, which generates electricity via thermal, wind, solar, and coal power sources; Trading, which handles alumina, aluminum products, non-ferrous metals, coal, and logistics services; and Corporate and Other Operating, which provides research, development, and aluminum-related activities. Chalco offers fabricated aluminum products such as plates, strips, foils, tubes, bars, profiles, forgings, die castings, and aluminum-lithium alloys for sectors including aviation, aerospace, transportation, packaging, electronics, construction, and power generation, with production across subsidiaries like Southwest Aluminum and Northwest Aluminum primarily in China. The company also engages in copper mining and processing overseas, including the Toromocho copper mine in Peru producing copper, silver, and molybdenum, and participates in the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea as part of a Chinese consortium with Rio Tinto. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Beijing, China, Chalco functions as the principal listed subsidiary of state-owned Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco), which holds a controlling 35.78% stake, with primary operations concentrated in China across provinces such as Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, Yunnan, and Qinghai, alongside international joint ventures. In recent developments, Chalco commissioned a 400,000-tonne-per-year green aluminum smelter in Yunnan Province in early 2024 powered entirely by hydropower to support decarbonization efforts; the company established joint ventures, including one announced in October 2025, and made a capital contribution to Yunnan Aluminum Foil; it pursued acquisition of slab ingots assets from Chinalco High-end Manufacturing in late 2024; renewed continuing connected transactions with Chinalco for logistics, production supplies, minerals, and financial services in 2025; and advanced digital transformation with AI applications, smart factories, and new products in fine alumina, high-purity aluminum, and small metals like gallium and lithium. Chalco scheduled its 2025 third extraordinary general meeting in November to approve key transactions and leadership changes, including election of a new chairman and general manager, while reporting steady production growth and cost reductions through centralized procurement.