Northwest Aluminum Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Northwest Aluminum) is affiliated with Chinalco High-End Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Since its establishment, Northwest Aluminum has always adhered to its original aspiration and mission of "safeguarding national strategy, building high-end civilian products, and forging a Chinese brand," having cumulatively produced over 1 million tons of aluminum materials and made significant contributions to China's national defense and local economic development. Its leading products include aluminum and aluminum alloy tubes, rods, profiles, wires, busbars, cast aluminum materials, and deep-processed products. The products are characterized by multiple varieties, multiple alloys, multiple specifications, high added value, and strong technology intensity. The products are widely used in aviation, aerospace, shipbuilding, weapons, nuclear industry, national defense science and technology, transportation, new energy, air separation, petroleum, machinery manufacturing, instrumentation, electronics and electrical appliances, and other industries.
It currently covers an area of 1.8 million square meters, with total assets of 1.037 billion yuan and a comprehensive production capacity of 20,000 tons. It has 10 extrusion presses ranging from 8MN to 55MN (among them, the 16.3MN horizontal extrusion press and the 25MN double-action reverse extrusion press were the first introduced in China, and the 45MN, 36MN No. 1 and No. 2 double-action reverse extrusion presses represent the world's highest level of equipment), 6 sets of 5T to 16T melting and casting furnace groups, and complete specialized production equipment for aluminum processing including melting, casting, extrusion, heat treatment, finishing, rolling, and deep processing, as well as supporting auxiliary equipment for power, tooling and dies, and testing and inspection. The under-construction domestic first digital-intelligent demonstration project for aluminum alloy special thin-wall tubes, profiles, and wires—the Aerospace Extrusion Materials Capacity Enhancement and "Three Precision Base" Project—will add 2 extrusion presses of 28MN and 36MN, 1 melting and casting production line of 16 tons, and carry out digital-intelligent upgrading of the existing melting and casting, extrusion, tube, and finishing production lines and their public auxiliary facilities, which will inject strong momentum into China's high-end extrusion material production.
Northwest Aluminum is a National High-Tech Enterprise, one of the first batch of High-Tech Enterprises in Gansu Province, and a High-Tech, High-Growth, and High-Value-Added Enterprise in Gansu Province. It currently has 1 national-level and 4 provincial-level scientific research and innovation centers. It has passed certifications and qualifications including the ISO9001 Quality System, GB/T28001-2001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System, ISO14001 Environmental Management System, AS9100, and GJB9001 Quality Management System. The "Benma" trademark is a Famous Trademark of Gansu Province, and in 2025 the trademark expansion registration was approved by the National Intellectual Property Administration. It has won more than 400 honors and commendations and scientific and technological achievements, including the National May 1st Labor Award, the National Worker Pioneer, the National Youth Civilization, the National Advanced Unit for Greening, the National First-Class Measurement Unit, and the National Science and Technology Achievement Award. It has produced more than 130 provincial and ministerial-level or above party representatives and advanced individuals, including delegates to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, National May 1st Labor Medal recipients, National Model Workers, and Central Enterprise Model Workers. With the root of "tempering bones through the Third Front, forging the soul with original aspiration," it has composed a magnificent epic of serving the country through industry, and with the heart of "innovation through heavenly craftsmanship, sincerity through artisan spirit," it has cast an immortal monument of benefiting the world through aluminum.
On the new journey of the new era, Northwest Aluminum always upholds the overall leadership of the Party, keeps in mind the "top priorities of the nation," serves the "national strategy," carries forward the "Third Front Spirit," and tirelessly pursues and strives forward in inheritance, promotion, and development. In accordance with the "Four Special Strengths" strategic deployment of Chinalco Group, it adheres to the "12345" development strategy of Chinalco High-End and the "12233" development approach of Northwest Aluminum, striving to write a new chapter of a "brand-new Northwest Aluminum" in Chinese-style modernization.


