FLASH: Twelve Chinese non-ferrous firms make 2025 Fortune Global 500 list

A total of 12 Chinese non-ferrous metal companies made the 2025 Fortune Global 500 list of the world's largest firms by revenue, China Nonferrous Metals News (CNMN) noted from Fortune China's release on July 29.

The top three among the 12 firms were China Minmetals, Jiangxi Copper, and Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group, ranking 86th, 165th, and 166th, respectively.

Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group, the parent company of Chinese aluminum giant China Hongqiao Group, secured a place on the list for the 14th consecutive year in 2025 with an annual revenue of $77.63 billion. Its ranking rose by nine spots from last year to reach 166th.

Following closely was another aluminum conglomerate, Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco), which ranked 203rd this year, up 11 spots from 2024. Chinalco, the parent company of leading aluminum producer Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco), has appeared on the list for 18 straight years.

The minimum revenue required to enter the list rose slightly from $32.1 billion in 2024 to $32.2 billion in 2025.

Chinese non-ferrous metal companies on the 2025 Fortune Global 500 list

Ranking	Company name	Revenue (mln US dollar)
86	China Minmetals	115,805.6
165	Jiangxi Copper	77,667.6
166	Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group	77,626.2
203	Aluminum Corporation of China	66,811.1
235	Jinchuan Group	58,886.0
303	Contemporary Amperex Technology	50,313.4
365	Zijin Mining Group	42,200.6
442	Hailiang Group	36,166.5
451	Tongling Non-Ferrous Metals Group	35,773.5
465	Shandong Gold Group	34,762.6
479	Tongwei Group	33,547.6
489	Guangxi Investment Group	32,974.6

Source: Fortune China & CNMN

Written by Iris Pang, pangjunyu@mysteel.com

Edited by Alyssa Ren, rentingting@mysteel.c om