Xinjiang Xintou Economic and Trade Development Co.
新疆新投经贸发展有限公司
Trade, metals
Xinjiang Xintou Economic and Trade Development Co., Ltd (新疆新投经贸发展有限公司) directly hires surplus labor from the southern XUAR and lists aluminum trade between the XUAR and the rest of China as a “primary” business activity. Xintou also owns a controlling share of Xinjiang Tianlong Mining, acquired a 48% share of Xinjiang Jiarun in 2016 (giving it operational control), and relies on Jiarun Aluminum, where it manages logistics and warehousing, as its trading base.
Xintou facilitates the vertical integration of the value chain, including “coordinating with downstream high-end aluminum product manufacturers such as CITIC Dicastal” to “set up a factories in Xinjiang.” While it is unclear whether the factories were built, there is high risk that CITIC Dicastal is part of the Xintou value chain. According to its own website, CITIC Dicastal is one of the world’s largest car wheel manufacturers, producing for GM, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Volkswagen, Stellantis, Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai-Kia, FAW, SAIC Motor, Dongfeng, Tesla, and others. In 2019, CITIC Dicastal engaged with officials from Korla, XUAR, for consideration of business collaboration (the respective industrial zones of Qinhuangdao and Korla signed a cooperation agreement to this effect).
Xintou has strong trade relationships with several other aluminum companies, beyond its equity holdings in Tianlong and Jiarun. Xinjiang Qiya, another aluminum smelter, was Xintou’s largest supplier in 2018 representing a fifth of Xintou Trade and Development’s sourcing that year. Xintou’s second largest supplier that year was Liaoning Zhongwang. Zhongwang Group is one of the world’s largest downstream metals processors and listed among the dominant automotive aluminum extruders by industry analysts.
directly hires surplus labor from the southern XUAR
Xinjiang Xintou is a controlling shareholder of Tianlong . There is evidence of Xinjiang Xintou deploying labor transfers as well.
Xintou also acquired a 48% share of Xinjiang Jiarun in 2016 (giving it operational control) and relies on Jiarun Aluminum, where it manages logistics and warehousing, as its trading base.
Xinjiang Qiya, another aluminum smelter, was Xintou’s largest supplier in 2018, representing a fifth of Xintou Trade and Development’s sourcing that year
highly likely a customer of Xintou. Xintou facilitates the vertical integration of the value chain, including “coordinating with downstream high-end aluminum product manufacturers such as CITIC Dicastal” to “set up a factories in Xinjiang.” While it is unclear whether the factories were built, there is high risk that CITIC Dicastal is part of the Xintou value chain.The CITIC conglomerate has numerous subsidiaries and investments in the Uyghur Region.