# China Hongqiao (HKG: 1378) Critical Minerals Exposure

China Hongqiao is linked to 1 critical mineral: a producer of aluminum. It is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as 1378 and based in China.

Source: https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/china-hongqiao-hkg-1378
Exchange: HKG
Ticker: 1378
Country: China
Production verified from filings: yes

## Critical minerals linked to China Hongqiao

| Mineral | Role | Price per kg (USD) | 1M change | Stocks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Aluminum](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/aluminum-price-us) | Producer | $3.63 per kg contained | −7.7% | [Aluminum stocks](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/aluminum-stocks) |

## Sectors China Hongqiao serves

- [AI](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/ai)
- [Batteries](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/batteries)
- [Defence](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/defence)
- [Electric Vehicles](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/electric-vehicles)
- [Power Grids](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/power-grids)
- [Robotics](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/robotics)
- [Semiconductors](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/semiconductors)

## About China Hongqiao

China Hongqiao is one of the world's largest aluminum producers, based in Shandong province in eastern China. Having grown out of a textiles group, it is now a giant in alumina and primary aluminum, securing much of its bauxite from Guinea through a consortium in which it is a partner. In recent years it has moved part of its smelting capacity to Yunnan in the south-west to run on hydropower.

## China Hongqiao's critical minerals business

Aluminum is China Hongqiao's critical mineral. It produces alumina as well as primary aluminum, and supplies semi-finished products to manufacturers across China. Integration from Guinean bauxite through to smelting gives it a grip on costs that few rivals can match, while the shift to hydropower in Yunnan is meant to cut the carbon intensity of its metal, something carmakers and packaging customers increasingly care about.

## Where China Hongqiao operates

China Hongqiao's main base is in Zouping and Binzhou in Shandong, where it runs alumina refineries and aluminum smelters, with further capacity relocated to Yunnan. Its bauxite comes chiefly from Guinea's Boké region through the consortium it belongs to.

## In the Stockatomics Terminal

Share price against its minerals, mineral exposure by value, the exposure score and its components, verified production with sources, downstream demand exposure and catalysts affecting China Hongqiao.

## FAQ

### Which critical minerals does China Hongqiao produce?

China Hongqiao is linked to 1 critical mineral: it is a producer of aluminum. Each mineral's price is on its page: [Aluminum](/commodities/aluminum-price-us).

### Is China Hongqiao an aluminum stock?

Yes. China Hongqiao is a producer of aluminum, one of the 7 listed companies Stockatomics links to it. [See all aluminum stocks](/commodities/aluminum-stocks).

### Where is China Hongqiao listed?

China Hongqiao is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the ticker 1378 (HKG: 1378), and is based in China.

### Where does China Hongqiao get its bauxite?

Mostly from Guinea in West Africa, through a consortium of Chinese, Singaporean and Guinean partners that has become one of the country's largest bauxite exporters.

### Why has China Hongqiao moved capacity to Yunnan?

To run its smelters on hydropower instead of coal-fired electricity, lowering the carbon footprint of its aluminum.

## Related companies

- [Alcoa](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/alcoa-nyse-aa) (NYSE: AA): Aluminum
- [Century Aluminum](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/century-aluminum-nasdaq-cenx) (NASDAQ: CENX): Aluminum
- [Chalco](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/chalco-hkg-2600) (HKG: 2600): Aluminum, Gallium
- [Norsk Hydro](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/norsk-hydro-osl-nhy) (OSL: NHY): Aluminum
- [Rio Tinto](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/rio-tinto-nyse-rio) (NYSE: RIO): Aluminum, Boron, Copper, Gallium, Lithium, Scandium, Silver, Titanium
- [South32](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/south32-asx-s32) (ASX: S32): Aluminum, Manganese

## Sources

- Company filings: China Hongqiao’s minerals and its role in each.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): the US critical minerals list.
- Stockatomics: each mineral’s benchmark price per kg.

Last updated 18 October 2026.