【SMM Aluminum Flash News】Chinalco and CATL Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement for Energy and Material Innovation

Published: Nov 11, 2026 14:01 (GMT+8)

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On November 7, Chinalco Group and CATL signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Ningde, Fujian. Duan Xiangdong, Party Secretary and Chairman of Chinalco Group, and Wang Shilei, Deputy Party Secretary and General Manager, held talks with Robin Zeng (Zeng Yuqun), founder, Chairman, and CEO of CATL, and Zheng Yelai, Co-President of the Market System, and witnessed the signing. Dong Jianxiong, a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy General Manager of Chinalco Group, and Xiao Lina, Executive President of CATL’s Zero-Carbon Energy Business Division, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations. Duan Xiangdong expressed his gratitude for the trust and support CATL has placed in Chinalco Group and reviewed the history of their partnership. He noted that the two companies have long maintained a close collaborative relationship. Since the initial signing of a strategic cooperation agreement in 2021, they have continuously strengthened communication, yielding fruitful results in areas such as the supply of aluminum and copper alloy materials for batteries, the comprehensive green energy transformation of production bases, the development of green energy-powered logistics ecosystems for mines, and the joint R&D of new non-ferrous metal materials for the new energy sector. He expressed hope that both sides would further deepen cooperation in the R&D of non-ferrous metal materials for batteries, the integration of zero-carbon mining, green manufacturing, and green logistics, as well as the recycling and circular use of metals, to achieve a higher level of mutually beneficial outcomes.

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