有色金属技术经济研究院

What 有色金属技术经济研究院 does

有色金属技术经济研究院有限责任公司 (China Non-Ferrous Metals Technology Economic Research Institute, CNMTE) is a Beijing-based, state-affiliated industry research and service institution operating under the China Non-Ferrous Metals Industry Association (中国有色金属工业协会). Founded in 2007, it serves the full non-ferrous metals value chain — mining, smelting, processing, and manufacturing enterprises — as well as government bodies and industry associations. Its core customers are state-owned and private non-ferrous metals enterprises (e.g., Jiangxi Copper, Tianshan Aluminum Group, China Minmetals, Zhongdian Fengye, Shangxiang Metals), the Guangzhou Futures Exchange, county-level governments, and international certification bodies such as SGS. CNMTE also hosts the secretariats of 10 industry sub-sector associations (silicon, lithium, magnesium, silver/gold, rare scattered metals, aluminum carbon, industrial furnaces, antimony, tin, and new energy), giving it structural reach across the industry's trade and standards infrastructure.

The institute operates through seven specialized business centers: the Information Center (operating externally as Beijing Antaike Information Technology Co., Ltd., with 30+ years of industry data and research covering basic metals); the Standards Center (externally the China Non-Ferrous Metals Industry Standard, Metrology and Quality Research Institute, the national standards authority); the Media Center (publishing 《中国有色金属》and 《世界有色金属》journals); the Certification Center (green/low-carbon aluminum product certification and ESG-related certification); the IP Center; the ESG Center (established 2023, formally authorized as the China Non-Ferrous Metals ESG Research Center in April 2024); and the New Energy Center. It also controls Beijing Antaike Investment Co., Ltd. (founded 1993, registered as an equity private fund manager in 2017) for investment consulting and private fund management.

Revenue is generated through five streams: recurring subscription/consulting via Antaike's industry information and market intelligence services; professional services for standards formulation, quality assessment, metrology, and literature search; media and journal subscriptions for two industry publications; certification services (green and ESG); and investment consulting and private fund management. Pricing is enterprise-quote-based with no public disclosure. GTM is institutional, sales-led, and relationship-driven, targeting SOEs, government bodies, and industry associations through direct engagement, expert consulting, and standards-setting activities. Listed headcount is 25 employees, though subsidiary personnel (Antaike, etc.) are not aggregated in this figure.

Name

有色金属技术经济研究院

Legal name

有色金属技术经济研究院有限责任公司

Website

https://cnmte.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CNMTE is a Beijing-based, state-affiliated industry research and service institute operating under the China Non-Ferrous Metals Industry Association, providing standards, information, certification, ESG, media, and consulting services to enterprises, governments, and associations across China's non-ferrous metals sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-Ferrous Metals Industry Research and Consulting

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Third-Party Certification, Code Compliance & Regulatory Inspection (ASME/API/ISO) (EUAEAHAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

ESG, Traceability & Certification Services (Responsible Sourcing) (IMAKAFAN)

Keywords

• Non-ferrous metals research
• Industry standards consulting
• Metals market intelligence
• ESG certification services
• Industry publication media

Headquarters

HQ city

Beijing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Information & Consulting Services: Antaike (安泰科) provides industry information, market analysis, and consulting services to non-ferrous metals enterprises, serving as the primary information service arm of the institute.
2. Standards & Quality Services: The Standards Center (标准中心), operating externally as the China Non-Ferrous Metals Industry Standard, Metrology and Quality Research Institute, handles standard formulation, quality assessment, measurement, and literature search services for the industry.
3. Media & Publishing: The Media Center manages publishing of journals including 《世界有色金属》 (World Nonferrous Metals) and 《中国有色金属》 (China Nonferrous Metals) magazines, serving as key industry publications.
4. Certification Services: The Certification Center provides green certification services, green low-carbon aluminum product certification, and ESG-related certification services to the industry.
5. Investment Consulting: Beijing Antaike Investment Co., Ltd. (北京安泰科投资有限公司), established in 1993, provides investment consulting in non-ferrous metals sectors, and registered as an equity private fund manager in 2017.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

有色金属技术经济研究院 (CNMTE) is a comprehensive industry research and service institution operating under the China Non-Ferrous Metals Industry Association. It delivers industry research and economic analysis, national/industry standards formulation and quality certification, industry media publishing, green/ESG certification, intellectual property services, new energy materials research, and investment consulting through seven specialized business centers (Information, Standards, Media, Certification, IP, ESG, New Energy) plus its subsidiary Beijing Antaike Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Beijing Antaike Investment Co., Ltd.

Product overview

有色金属技术经济研究院有限责任公司是一家行业综合性研究机构，对外以多个品牌开展业务。其核心业务由七大业务中心构成：信息中心（北京安泰科信息科技股份有限公司，三十余年行业信息研究覆盖基本金属）、标准中心（中国有色金属工业标准计量质量研究所，负责行业标准化工作）、传媒中心（运营《中国有色金属》和《世界有色金属》期刊）、认证中心（开展绿色低碳铝产品认证等绿色认证服务）、知识产权中心（行业知识产权服务）、ESG中心（中国有色金属环境、社会及治理研究中心，专注ESG研究评价）、新能源中心（聚焦新能源及材料领域产学研协同）。此外，北京安泰科投资有限公司提供投资咨询及私募基金管理服务。传媒中心旗下运营《世界有色金属》和《中国有色金属》两本期刊。同时，研究院还设有10个分会秘书处（硅业、锂业、镁业、金银、稀散金属、铝用炭素、工业炉、锑业、锡业、新能源工委会），覆盖有色金属各细分行业。整体采用平台+多中心+多期刊+多分会秘书处的架构，为有色金属行业提供从标准制定、信息咨询、认证评价到知识产权、ESG研究、新能源协同、投资服务的全链条服务。

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 《世界有色金属》: Industry magazine published by CNMTE, recognized as CACJ Applied Core (Extended) Journal in 2025
• 有色科技信息网
• 有色金属行业知识产权公共服务平台
• 中国有色金属标准质量信息网

Products and services

• Information Center / Beijing Antaike Information Technology Co., Ltd. (北京安泰科信息科技股份有限公司)

Quantifiable outcome

• 《世界有色金属》 journal ranked 46th in the Resources, Environment and Safety category and was rated as a CACJ Applied Core (Extended) Journal in 2025

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Guangzhou Futures Exchange (广期所)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner有色技经院与广期所开展深度合作交流，双方围绕有色金属期货市场发展、行业研究合作等内容进行深入探讨。广期所是国内重要的期货交易所，此次合作旨在深化双方在有色金属市场研究方面的协作。
• Tianshan Aluminum Group (天山铝业集团)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner有色技经院与天山铝业集团签订数字化碳管理平台战略合作协议，双方合作共建数字化碳管理平台，助力铝企主动应对CBAM（欧盟碳边境调节机制）。
• Zhongdian Fengye (中电丰业) and Shangxiang Metals (上湘金属)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner有色技经院与中电丰业、上湘金属签署战略合作协议，三方在有色金属技术经济领域开展战略合作，共同推进行业技术进步与产业发展。
• Wuxin Intelligence (五新智能)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner有色技经院与五新智能签署战略合作协议，双方在智能制造、数字化等领域开展合作。
• SGSminorStrategic or Co-development Partner有色技经院与SGS开展业务合作交流，SGS是国际领先的检验、鉴定、测试和认证机构，双方就检测认证业务进行合作探讨。
• Datong County Government (大通县政府)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner有色技经院与大通县政府签署战略合作协议，双方围绕县域经济发展、产业规划等方面开展合作。
• China Minmetals (中国五矿)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner有色技经院与中国五矿开展工作交流，中国五矿是综合性大型央企，双方就行业热点问题及合作方向进行深入探讨。
• Beijing Antaike Information Technology Co., Ltd. (北京安泰科信息科技股份有限公司)coreOthers对外以北京安泰科信息科技股份有限公司开展工作，安泰科深耕有色金属行业三十余年，研究品种覆盖基本金属，提供行业信息咨询服务。
• China Non-Ferrous Metals Industry Standard, Metrology and Quality Research Institute (中国有色金属工业标准计量质量研究所)coreOthers标准中心对外以中国有色金属工业标准计量质量研究所开展有色金属标准、质量、计量、查新等业务工作，是全国有色金属行业标准质量权威机构。

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CRU Group: CRU is a London-based global research and consulting firm focused on metals, mining, and fertilizers. It competes head-on with Antaike in international metals market analysis and prices, and offers analogous consulting and asset-level economic studies to CNMTE's external services.
• Mysteel (我的钢铁): Mysteel is a major Chinese commodity information service that publishes daily metals prices, research, and analytics. It is the closest commercial competitor to CNMTE's Antaike information subsidiary within the Chinese market, sharing target customers and product format.
• Fastmarkets: Fastmarkets (formerly Metal Bulletin) provides metals and minerals pricing, news, and research globally. It directly parallels Antaike's metals information franchise and overlaps with CNMTE on price discovery and physical-market reference data used by industry participants and exchanges.
• Beijing General Research Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (BGRIMM): BGRIMM is a Chinese state-affiliated R&D institute for mining and metallurgy, similar in institutional positioning to CNMTE. Both serve as government-linked technical authorities providing standards, testing, and applied research for the Chinese metals sector.
• Shanghai Metals Market (SMM): Shanghai Metals Market is a China-based commercial provider of non-ferrous and ferrous metals pricing, research, and consulting. It directly overlaps with CNMTE's Antaike information arm in serving Chinese metals enterprises with market intelligence and subscription research.

Broad incumbents

• Wood Mackenzie: Wood Mackenzie offers commodity research across energy and metals, including the former Roskill metals franchise. As a broader incumbent with global reach it overlaps with CNMTE's multi-metal research scope but at much larger scale and with non-Chinese client concentration.
• SGS: SGS is a global leader in testing, inspection, and certification, with extensive metals and minerals TIC services. CNMTE's certification center signed a cooperation dialogue with SGS, indicating overlap and potential complementarity on third-party certification and ESG-related verification in the Chinese non-ferrous metals industry.
• Argus Media: Argus publishes commodity price benchmarks and analytics across metals and energy globally. It is comparable to CNMTE's information and media center in providing subscription pricing intelligence, though with a more global and market-data orientation rather than association-backed industry coordination.
• S&P Global Commodity Insights: S&P Global Commodity Insights provides price benchmarks, analytics, and research across metals and energy. The platform competes with Antaike's subscription analytics and with CNMTE's standards and ESG advisory at the upper end of the enterprise customer base.

Others

• International Aluminium Institute (IAI): IAI is the global industry association for primary aluminium producers, comparable to CNMTE's role hosting the 铝用炭素 (aluminum carbon) sub-sector secretariat. Both aggregate industry data and coordinate research, but IAI operates internationally while CNMTE's aluminum coordination is China-focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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