Jiangxi Copper

What Jiangxi Copper does

Jiangxi Copper Company Limited is China's largest integrated copper producer, founded in 1979 and headquartered in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, with annual copper cathode production exceeding 1.7 million metric tons—over 10% of China's total output. The company operates a fully vertically integrated value chain spanning mining (including the Dexing mine, one of Asia's largest open-pit copper operations), mineral processing, smelting, and refining, with proprietary technology such as the domestically developed horizontal-swing refining furnace and the first Chinese deployment of world-class Kivcet direct lead smelting. Beyond copper, the portfolio includes LBMA-registered gold and silver, lead and zinc, sulfuric acid by-products, and eleven broader business segments covering finance, trade, equipment manufacturing, engineering construction, information technology, energy conservation, and new materials such as diamond-copper composites targeting AI data center cooling. Jiangxi Copper is dual-listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (600362) and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (0358), has appeared on the Fortune Global 500 for 13 consecutive years (ranked 165th), and is controlled by state-owned Jiangxi Copper Group Co., Ltd. (江西铜业集团有限公司) under the Jiangxi provincial government. The company serves industrial manufacturers, power infrastructure, agricultural mechanization, and government-led rural electrification programs through direct enterprise sales, with international strategic hubs in Kazakhstan and Zambia, and recently completed the £867 million ($1.17 billion) acquisition of SolGold plc to secure Ecuador's Cascabel copper-gold project, funded in part by a record RMB 25 billion bond program and RMB 5 billion exchangeable bond issuance.

Name

Jiangxi Copper

Legal name

Jiangxi Copper Company Limited

Website

https://en.jxcc.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Jiangxi Copper is China's largest integrated copper producer, with over 1.7 million metric tons of annual output (~10% of national supply), serving industrial manufacturers, power infrastructure, and rural electrification customers through vertically integrated mining, smelting, and refining operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Copper Mining and Refining

NAICS

Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining (33141), Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining (212230), Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining (331410)

SIC

Primary Smelting & Refining Of Nonferrous Metals (3330), Metal Mining (1000)

akta.pro primary industry

Copper Anode/Cathode Production & Handling (IMAKADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Copper Ore Mining (Open-Pit & Underground) (IMAKADAB), Copper Pyrometallurgy (Smelting, Converting) (IMAKADAE), Copper By-Products Recovery (Molybdenum, Gold/Silver, Sulfuric Acid) (IMAKADAH)

Keywords

• Copper cathode production
• Nonferrous metals smelting
• Precious metals refining
• Mining and metallurgy
• Industrial metals supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Nanchang

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Copper Production and Sales: Integrated copper producer from mining to smelting and refining. The company is the first domestic copper cathode producer registered on the London Metal Exchange (LME) and the first enterprise in China to adopt world-class Kivcet direct lead smelting technology.
2. Gold and Silver Production: Gold and silver production with products registered on the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) and have obtained the 'International Pass'.
3. Bond Issuance Program: Company issued up to 25 billion yuan ($3.6 billion) in bonds through medium-term notes and super short-term commercial paper for debt repayment, working capital, and M&A activity.
4. Acquisition - SolGold: $1.17 billion acquisition of SolGold's Cascabel copper-gold project in Ecuador, completed in Q1 2026.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Jiangxi Copper is one of China's largest integrated copper producers, operating a fully vertical value chain from open-pit mining through mineral processing, smelting, and refining. The company produces copper cathode (over 1.7 million metric tons annually), gold and silver (LBMA-registered), lead and zinc, sulfuric acid, and a range of new materials for industrial customers worldwide.

Product overview

Jiangxi Copper Company Limited operates as one of China's largest integrated copper producers with vertically integrated operations spanning the full copper value chain from mining to smelting and refining. The company's product portfolio centers on its core copper business (producing over 1.7 million metric tons annually, representing over 10% of China's output), complemented by gold and silver (LBMA-registered), lead & zinc, and sulfuric products. The organization has diversified into eleven business segments including Finance, Trade, New Materials (including copper-based new materials, rare and precious metals, intelligent equipment), Engineering Construction, Equipment Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Energy Conservation & Environment Protection. Recent product launches include 5 new copper-based products for agriculture and rural infrastructure, while the company is developing advanced materials like diamond-copper composites for AI data center cooling applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Copper Engineering: Academic journal sponsored by Jiangxi Copper Corporation Limited, covering scientific discoveries and technological innovations across the non-ferrous metals industry chain with a primary focus on copper. Classified as T3-level (Important Academic Journal at Home and Abroad).
• cMat

Products and services

• Copper Cathode and Copper Products

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10% of China's annual copper output
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ningbo Institute of Industrial TechnologycoreTechnology or Integration · 17 April 2026Partnership for scalable manufacturing of diamond-copper composite material for data center cooling. The material achieved thermal conductivity exceeding 1,000 W/mK and 80% cooling efficiency improvement for AI computing nodes.
• SolGold plccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 December 2025Jiangxi Copper acquired SolGold for approximately £867 million ($1.2 billion), gaining full control of the Cascabel copper-gold project in Ecuador, one of South America's largest undeveloped copper-gold resources. The deal completed in March 2026.
• Shandong JinxincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 May 2025Jiangxi Copper Corporation (Guixi Metallurgical Chemical Engineering subsidiary) assisted Shandong Jinxin in producing China's first batch of copper anode plates using domestically developed horizontal-swing refining furnace at the 50,000 mt secondary copper smelting project.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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