China Minmetals
About
China Minmetals is a Chinese state-owned group centred on metals and minerals, founded in 1950 as a trading company.
It owns 41 mines in Asia, Oceania, South America and Africa, including Las Bambas copper in Peru, Dugald River zinc-lead in Australia and Ramu nickel-cobalt in Papua New Guinea, and the Qarhan salt lake. It also works in metallurgical engineering and construction, research institutes, trading and logistics, finance and property. Its listed companies include Minmetals New Energy Materials (cathode materials) and Qinghai Salt Lake Industry (potash and lithium).
The 2025 Battery Report lists China Minmetals among large-cap cathode producers, among cathode producers in Europe and Asia-Pacific, and in the Asia-Pacific zinc battery supply chain.
From the Battery Report
Battery Report 2025 · chapterSupply Chain: Upstream and MidstreamVolta Foundation's annual report on this part of the battery industry.Supply Chain Segments
Location Info
- HQ
- China
Sources
Where the details on this profile come from.
What they do: Mining & Raw Materials
- Battery Report 2025, p.22 (Industry Value Chain, large-cap companies: Cathode Active Materials) · Battery Report · checked Oct 2026
Quick Facts
- Last Updated
- Oct 16, 2026
