Chinalco is principally engaged in the extraction of aluminum oxide, electrolyzation of virgin aluminum and the processing and production of aluminum.
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.
Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Operations
3 References
4 External links
[edit]History
Aluminum Corporation of China (CHINALCO) is a state-backed holding company established to be the primary aluminium producer in the People's Republic of China in 2001. [5]It is the parent company of Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (CHALCO) which is listed on the New York, Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges.[6]
With effect from 10 June 2008, Chalco was added to the Hang Seng Index Constituent Stock (blue chip).[7]
Chinalco is investing $3 billion to begin open-cast mining operations, within three to four years, in Morococha District, Peru. The company plans to extract copper ore from Mount Toromocho.[8]
Chinalco holds a 9% stake in the Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto.[9] Rio Tinto controls large Iron ore reserves in Australia. On June 5, Rio Tinto broke a deal for Chinalco to purchase a larger stake in the company, with support by rival Anglo-Australian mining company BHP Billiton. Rio Tinto is expected to pay a US$195 million breaking fee according to the contract signed earlier by the two parties.[10]
[edit]Operations
Chinalco operates its business through three segments: aluminum oxide segment, producing and selling aluminum oxide, aluminum hydroxide and gallium; virgin aluminum, providing virgin aluminum, carbon element products and aluminum alloys, and aluminum processing segment, offering casting products, slab band products, foils, squeezing products, forging products, powder products and die-casting products.
Chinalco's gallium products include gallium metal and gallium oxide.
Chinalco also provides remelted aluminum ingots.
Chinalco products are applied in construction, electricity, packaging, transportation, nondurable consumer goods, hard board material, wire and cable, ceramics, refractory material, laundry, petrochemical, and aerospace industries.
