Tianshan Aluminum Group Shanghai Branch


Uyghur Region Connection
Parent of Uyghur Region subsidiary, Sourcing from parent of Uyghur Region subsidiary (high UR production), Operating in Uyghur Region
Country
Makes

Aluminum

Description

Tianshan Shanghai operates as a commodities trader, sourcing and selling ingots on the international market.


Subsidiary of
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Eighth Division Tianshan Aluminum Co., Ltd. (aka New Territories Pump Group)
Sector
Company type
Raw material processor
Uyghur Region connection
Operating in Uyghur Region
Supplier of
Chinalco
Description

In 2016, Chinalco purchased 157,000 tons of Tianshan ingots, representing 17% of Tianshan’s total production that year. Chinalco's current relationship with Tianshan is unconfirmed.

Sector
Company type
Trader
Uyghur Region connection
Sourcing directly from Uyghur Region
Supplier of
Trafigura
Description

As of 2021, Trafigura owned $30.9 million in equity of XUAR-headquartered Tianshan Aluminum, as reported in Trafigura’s 2021 interim financial report.

Trafigura and Gerald Metals of the UK sourced Tianshan ingots and resold them to other clients in 2018 and 2019, representing 30% of Tianshan’s total production volume in those years.  

Sector
Company type
Trader
Uyghur Region connection
Sourcing from parent of Uyghur Region subsidiary (high UR production)
Supplier of
Gerald Metals
Description

Trafigura and Gerald Metals of the UK sourced Tianshan ingots and resold them to other clients in 2018 and 2019, representing 30% of Tianshan’s total production volume in those years.  Trafigura's current relationship with Tianshan is unconfirmed.

Sector
Company type
Trader
Uyghur Region connection
Sourcing from parent of Uyghur Region subsidiary (high UR production)
Supplier of
Glencore
Sector
Company type
Trader
Uyghur Region connection
Sourcing directly from Uyghur Region