Aluminum Corporation of China Limited

Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (known as Chalco; parent group Aluminum Corporation of China is known as Chinalco) (SEHK: 2600, NYSE: ACH, SSE: 601600), is a state-owned,multinational aluminium company headquartered in Beijing, People's Republic of China. It is the world's second-largest alumina producer (and the only producer in China) and third-largest primary aluminium producer (and the largest producer in China). Chinalco is principally engaged in the extraction of aluminium oxide, electrolyzation of virgin aluminium and the processing and production of aluminium as well as traded trading and engineering and technical services.

Its primary listing is on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and it is a constituent of the SSE 50 index. It has secondary listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.

Organization

The company has a number of distinct business segments including (1) alumina refining, (2) primary aluminum smelting, and (3) energy. The alumina refining segment consists of mining and purchasing bauxite, refining bauxite into alumina, and production and sales of alumina chemicals and metal gallium. The aluminum smelting segment smelts alumina to produce primary aluminum and also produces carbon products, aluminum alloy products, and other aluminum products. Finally the energy segment produces coal, generates electricity from coal, develops wind and solar power, manufactures new energy equipment, and integrates coal electricity generation with aluminum operations.