Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co Ltd

The nonferrous metals sector on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange delivered a strong performance in the first half of 2026. As of August 24, among the 30 companies that had disclosed interim reports, 18 reported earnings growth exceeding 50 percent, and 16 exceeded 100 percent. Hongqiao Holdings achieved revenue of 86.504 billion yuan, up 11.95 percent year on year, with net profit attributable to shareholders of 15.645 billion yuan, up 77.02 percent. Yunnan Aluminium expects net profit attributable to shareholders of 7.5 billion to 7.8 billion yuan, up 170.98 percent to 181.82 percent. Shenhuo Coalfield Power posted net profit attributable to shareholders of 4.781 billion yuan, up 151.06 percent. Tianshan Aluminum reported net profit attributable to shareholders of 4.177 billion yuan, up 100.44 percent. Tongling Nonferrous Metals expects net profit attributable to shareholders of 2.65 billion to 3.15 billion yuan, up 84.13 percent to 118.87 percent. Shanjin International Gold posted net profit attributable to shareholders of 2.416 billion yuan, up 51.43 percent. China Tungsten and Hightech Materials reported net profit attributable to shareholders of 2.076 billion yuan, up 280.53 percent. Continued strength in precious metals prices such as gold and silver, tight supply and demand for industrial metals including copper, aluminum, tin and tungsten, and recovering demand for new energy metals such as lithium and rare earths combined to drive a substantial improvement in industry profitability. Many companies are optimistic about the second half of the year, believing the aluminum industry is likely to maintain a tight supply-demand balance and that electrolytic aluminum prices are expected to remain elevated and volatile.

The Democratic Republic of Congo's export ban has ignited a rally in China's nonferrous metals sector, with cobalt and copper stocks surging across the board. On August 7, Hanrui Cobalt jumped 8.53%, Tengyuan Cobalt rose 5.86%, and Huayou Cobalt gained 6.30%; Jiangxi Copper climbed 7.20%, and Tongling Nonferrous Metals advanced 5.94%. The move follows the DRC government's order to ban exports of copper and cobalt concentrates, aiming to promote domestic downstream processing. Institutions broadly view this as more of a sentiment shock than a fundamental one. Funeng Futures noted the ban is a reiteration and tightening of existing controls, while Fubao Nonferrous Metals' copper analysis team pointed out that most copper concentrates are already refined domestically, with limited actual export volumes. Listed companies including Zijin Mining, CMOC Group, Huayou Cobalt, and Hanrui Cobalt all responded that the ban has limited impact on their operations, as their products are mostly blister copper, cathode copper, or cobalt hydroxide, not concentrates. Meanwhile, copper market supply disruptions remain frequent. LME copper inventories fell 24.11% month-on-month in July, while COMEX copper stocks continued to hit record highs. Goldman Sachs expects the copper supply deficit outside the US to surge from 60,000 tonnes to 640,000 tonnes, and Citigroup forecasts London copper could challenge 15,000 dollars per tonne in the next six to twelve months.