Established in 2001, Aluminum Corporation of China (hereinafter referred to as "Chinalco") is a key state-owned enterprise directly supervised by the central government and a pilot state-owned capital investment company. It is shouldering the important mission of being the spearhead in global nonferrous metals industry, the main force in supplying national strategic mineral resources and advanced high-end materials, and the leader in industry innovation and green development.

At present, Chinalco's industry chain involves over 20 nonferrous metal elements including aluminum, copper, lead, zinc, gallium and germanium. With business presence in over 20 countries and regions, Chinalco has been in the Fortune Global 500 list since 2008. Chinalco is also the single largest shareholder of Rio Tinto. Chinalco's production capacity for its main products including alumina, primary aluminum, fine alumina, high-purity aluminum and aluminum anodes is leading the world. It is a leading player in China's copper industry and zinc and lead industry. Its germanium and gallium output ranks first in China. Six of Chinalco's controlled subsidiaries - Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd., Yunnan Copper Co. Ltd., China Aluminum International Engineering Co. Ltd., Yunnan Aluminum Co. Ltd., Yunnan Chihong Zn & Ge Co. Ltd. and NingXia YinXing Energy Co. Ltd. - are listed publicly. Chinalco has formed a diversified development pattern in the nonferrous metal industry, including aluminum, copper, advanced manufacturing, engineering and technology, asset management, industrial finance, environmental protection and energy conservation, intelligent technologies, and overseas development.