On May 14, information from the online trading platform of natural resources in Shanxi Province showed that Xinfa Group, through its actually controlled company Yangpu Aofeiya International Trade Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Yangpu Aofeiya"), successfully won the exploration rights for the Zhengyi block bauxite mine in Qinyuan County, Shanxi Province, for 1.612 billion yuan. This marked another significant resource deployment by Xinfa Group in Shanxi, following its acquisition of the bauxite mining rights in Zhongyang County for 4.557 billion yuan in October 2024. The cumulative investment in these two transactions reached 6.169 billion yuan, further consolidating Xinfa Group's control over the upstream of the aluminum industry chain.

On May 14, information from the online trading platform of natural resources in Shanxi Province showed that Xinfa Group, through its actually controlled company Yangpu Aofeiya International Trade Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Yangpu Aofeiya"), successfully won the exploration rights for the Zhengyi block bauxite ore in Qinyuan County, Shanxi Province, at a price of 1.612 billion yuan. This marks another significant resource deployment by Xinfa Group in Shanxi Province, following its acquisition of the bauxite ore mining rights in Zhongyang County for 4.557 billion yuan in October 2024. The cumulative investment in these two transactions amounts to 6.169 billion yuan, further consolidating Xinfa Group's control over the upstream of the aluminum industry chain.

Recently, representatives of Xinfa Group held talks with Yelekeyev, Chairman of "Investment LLC" in Kazakhstan, reaching a consensus on an investment project to build an industrial park in Pavlodar Oblast. During the talks, both sides confirmed their intention to create a comprehensive industrial cluster integrating mining, smelting, energy, and new material manufacturing, achieving full-chain coverage from resource extraction to product export. The project is initially planned to involve a total investment of approximately $15 billion. The industrial park will span over 3,000 hectares and will include metallurgical facilities for aluminum, copper, and alumina, along with supporting infrastructure for renewable energy. It will also establish factories for producing soda, carbon materials, and green building materials. The Pavlodar Oblast, where the project is proposed to be located, is a resource-rich region in Kazakhstan, boasting abundant reserves of coal, bauxite, copper ore, limestone, and other resources. (Central Asia Industry Research)

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China is the highest alumina producer, contributing around 58 per cent of the world’s output.