Recently, the Jiangmen Xinhui Industrial Park (Fengshanhu New Energy Industrial Park) gained new momentum with the turnkey delivery and trial production launch ceremony for the graphene-coated carbon aluminum foil production site project, marking the project’s entry into the trial production stage. It is understood that the project involves a total investment of approximately 200 million yuan, covers an area of 50 mu, and has a total gross floor area of 33,000 m². Upon full completion, it will be capable of producing up to 48,000 mt of graphene-coated carbon aluminum foil annually. The project was invested in and constructed by Jiangmen Yingang New Energy Industrial Park Construction Co., Ltd., an enterprise under Jiangfa Group.

On March 26, the signing ceremony for the cooperation between Nanning Industrial Investment Group and Shanghai Dinghao New Material Technology Co., Ltd., along with the unveiling ceremony of Nanning Dinghao New Material Technology Co., Ltd., was held at the Chanto Aluminum-Based New Materials Xingning Industrial Park. Shanghai Dinghao New Materials is expected to invest 500 million yuan to build in Nanning a base project with an annual capacity of 60,000 mt of high-performance carbon-coated aluminum foil for new energy batteries.

On March 18th, the handover and trial production ceremony for the graphene-coated aluminum foil production base, a supporting project for the Fengshan Lake New Energy Industrial Park, was successfully held, officially marking the start of the trial production phase. The project has a total investment of approximately 200 million yuan and, upon completion, will have an annual production capacity of 48,000 tons of graphene-coated aluminum foil. The Fengshan Lake supporting production project is a new energy industry project focusing on high-end manufacturing. It is a joint development project between Jiangmen Development Group's subsidiary, Jiangfa Industrial Park Group, and Guangdong Shengkai Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

This week, the weekly operating rate of leading downstream aluminum processing enterprises in China rebounded 1.1 percentage points MoM to 64%.

[Weekly Operating Rates in the Aluminum Processing Industry: China's Aluminum Processing Sector Sees Modest Growth Amid Peak Season Demand] This week, the weekly operating rate of leading downstream aluminum processing enterprises in China edged up 1 percentage point WoW to 62.9%.

Among them, the Gulf region was an important consumer market for China in the Middle East: China’s exports of aluminum plate/sheet and strip to Saudi Arabia reached 42,500 mt, and aluminum foil 58,000 mt; exports of aluminum plate/sheet and strip to the UAE reached 103,500 mt, and aluminum foil 93,800 mt; the other four countries (Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Oman) accounted for combined exports of about 22,000 mt of aluminum plate/sheet and strip and about 11,000 mt of aluminum foil.

[SMM Weekly Survey of the Aluminum Downstream Sector: Downstream Aluminum Operating Rate Continued to Rebound to 61.9%, with High Prices Suppressing the Peak "Golden March" Season] This week, the weekly operating rate of leading downstream aluminum processing enterprises in China rose 2.4 percentage points MoM to 61.9%, overall extending the post-holiday recovery trend, with all segments rebounding MoM, and the industry as a whole entering a normal production pace.

Recently, Chalco Aluminum Foil (Yunnan) Co., Ltd. underwent an industrial and commercial registration change, with its registered capital increasing from 800 million yuan to approximately 1.15 billion yuan, an increase of about 44%. The company was established in March 1996. Its legal representative is Xu Tao, and its business scope includes the production and sales of aluminum cast-rolled coil, aluminum plate/sheet and strip, aluminum foil products, and packaging for food and pharmaceuticals, as well as aluminum foil for electronics and power applications, foreign trade, and more. Shareholder information shows that the company is jointly held by Aluminum Corporation of China Group High-end Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Northwest Aluminum Co., Ltd., and others.

Xinglv’s 100,000 mt Aluminum-Based New Materials Project Commences Operations Recently, the Nanning Industrial Investment Aluminum-Based New Materials Group’s Xinglv company, located in the Kunlun Industrial Park, Xingning District, Nanning, successfully commenced operations for its project with an annual capacity of 100,000 mt of high-precision battery aluminum foil and 70,000 mt of can-end tab stock. As a core project of the aluminum-based new materials industrial park being developed as a key initiative in Xingning District, the project—featuring an annual capacity of 100,000 mt of high-precision battery aluminum foil and 70,000 mt of can-end tab stock—has a total investment of approximately 1.62 billion yuan.

According to SMM, as of February 27, 2026, the days of inventories for domestic aluminum rod plants were recorded at 12.7 days, an increase of 8.6 days from before the holiday.In the first week after the holiday, the weekly operating rate of the domestic aluminum wire and cable industry rebounded to 57%, up 4 percentage points MoM, significantly higher than the pre-holiday low of 53%.