By 2025, the total profit of all metal enterprises in China will exceed 500 billion yuan.
February 24, 2026
Recently, a reporter learned from the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association that by 2025, the total profit of large-scale nonferrous metal industrial enterprises will exceed 500 billion yuan, reaching 528.45 billion yuan, an increase of 25.6% compared to the previous year, setting a new record high.
From the perspective of metal types, aluminum, gold and copper performed exceptionally well, achieving profit increase amounts of 38 billion yuan, 21.2 billion yuan and 17.7 billion yuan respectively. They contributed 35%, 20% and 16% to the profit growth of listed non-ferrous metal enterprises.
Chen Xuesen, the vice president of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, stated that the key factors driving the rapid growth of the country's nonferrous metals industry's profits in 2025 mainly include the high-level operation of nonferrous metals prices, the continuous release of policy benefits, and the expansion of demand from emerging industries. In terms of emerging industry demand, the upgrading and expansion of downstream application fields have created new growth poles for the nonferrous metals industry. The rapid development of strategic emerging industries such as aerospace, new energy, new-generation information technology, and artificial intelligence has continuously expanded the market demand for nonferrous metal products.
"This demand-driven approach centered on 'new quality productivity' is driving the industry's product structure to accelerate its upgrade towards higher value-added areas, thereby injecting impetus into the growth of benefits," said Chen Xuesen.
