SMM visited Lide Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. in Miluo City to discuss the development of the secondary aluminum market and the pattern of nonferrous metals.

On April 29, 2025, Jin Yu, Senior Director of SMM, Weiquan Ding, Head of Secondary Aluminum, Huanyu Li, Senior Manager of Aluminum Extrusion, Xiaoyao Zhang, Head of International Recycling, and Shihao Yang, Senior Aluminum Analyst, visited Miluo Lide Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. They were warmly welcomed by Chairman De Zheng and his team. Subsequently, both parties communicated and discussed the development of the secondary aluminum market and the nonferrous metals industry landscape. Through this discussion, both sides enhanced their understanding and recognition of each other, laying a solid foundation for future continuous deepening of cooperation and achieving mutual benefits. Company Profile Miluo Lide Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. was formerly known as Hunan Shuanghua Aluminum Industry, which was established in August 2000. The company is located in the nationally renowned Miluo Circular Economy Industrial Park in Hunan Province, with obvious geographical advantages and convenient transportation. The industrial park is well-connected by highways, with the north-south Jingzhu Expressway and the east-west Pingyi Expressway running through the area. Hunan is known as the hometown of nonferrous metals, and Miluo City (located 60 kilometers north of Changsha City, under the jurisdiction of Yueyang City) is one of the three nationally renowned recycling resource utilization bases. The Miluo Circular Economy Industrial Park is one of the first national urban mineral demonstration bases and a national circular economy pilot unit. Nonferrous metal processing is one of the pillar industries of the Miluo Circular Economy Industrial Park. The 100,000 mt annual production project of alloy aluminum ingots (aluminum liquid) of Miluo Lide Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. started construction in March 2017, covering an area of 64,432 m² with a building area of 36,183 m². The project includes the construction of one office building, one dormitory building, and six factory buildings, with a total investment of 200 million yuan. The first phase was put into production in May 2018, mainly producing national standard aluminum alloy ingots, with main models including Japanese ADC12, ADC10, AISi9Cu3, ADC3, AISi2; American A380, A360; EN-AC44300, EN-AC43400, etc. The second phase was put into production in August 2022, mainly focusing on aluminum liquid distribution and aluminum casting production. The raw material workshop of Miluo Lide Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. is equipped with a 650P horsepower fully automatic aluminum scrap crushing and sorting line (Lidi PSX-5060), with a designed capacity of 12 mt/hour. The production workshop is equipped with four sets of melting furnaces: No. 1 Melting Furnace (30 mt), No. 2 Double Chamber Furnace (80 mt), No. 3 Alloy Furnace (30 mt), and No. 4 Alloy Furnace (30 mt). It is also equipped with four automatic casting lines, two automatic stacking robots, and two rotary furnaces (5 mt and 8 mt each), with a designed capacity of 260 mt/day for aluminum alloy ingots (liquid). SMM Contact Weiquan Ding 18029344837