On April 16, at the AICE 2025 SMM (20th) Aluminum Industry Conference & Aluminum Industry Expo – Main Forum, hosted by SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd. (SMM), SMM Metal Exchange Center, and Shandong Aisi Information Technology Co., Ltd., and co-organized by Zhongyifeng Jinyi (Suzhou) Technology Co., Ltd. and Lezhi County Qianrun Investment Promotion Service Co., Ltd., Luo Yu, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Lezhi County People’s Government Committee and Deputy County Magistrate, shared the planning and development of Lezhi County’s aluminum industry.
Where is Lezhi?
The First Stop East of Chengdu · The Golden Section Point of Chengdu-Chongqing
►County Overview
Lezhi County is located in the central part of the Chengdu-Chongqing region and is the hometown of Marshal Chen Yi, a founding father of the People’s Republic of China.
►Location: Gateway to Chengdu’s Eastward Expansion, Hub Connecting Chengdu and Chongqing
In terms of location, Lezhi’s relationship with Chengdu and Chongqing is similar to Kunshan’s with Shanghai and Suzhou, or Dongguan’s with Guangdong and Shenzhen.
►Position: Driving High-Quality Integrated Development in the Central Chengdu-Chongqing Region
►Position: A Place Where Multiple National and Provincial Strategies Overlap
Lezhi is located at the golden section point of the straight-line distance between Chengdu and Chongqing, and is at the intersection of the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin-City Economic Circle, the Chengdu Metropolitan Area, and the Chengdu Plain Economic Zone, known as the “three-circle overlap.”
►Transportation Advantages: A Three-Dimensional Transportation Network Integrating Highways, Railways, and Air Travel
Highways:
Railways:
Lezhi is the only county-level city in China where two high-speed railways with a designed speed of 350 km/h intersect and share a station in a crossover configuration.
Aviation:
Distances from Lezhi County to nearby airports: 50 km to Tianfu International Airport, 105 km to Shuangliu International Airport, 169 km to Jiangbei International Airport, and 138 km to the newly planned Bishan International Airport.
It is at an important node of the main corridor connecting the international airports of Chengdu and Chongqing, offering convenient direct flights nationwide and global connectivity.
►Surrounding Industrial Landscape
What does Lezhi do?
Concentrating the county’s efforts on developing the aluminum-based materials industry
►Focusing on the Development of the Aluminum-Based Materials Industry
The overall scale of the domestic aluminum semis market is expanding, with sustained growth in market demand.
From a national perspective: In 2024, China’s aluminum semis production reached 67.831 million mt, showing continuous growth over the past five years.
From a provincial perspective: In 2024, Sichuan Province’s aluminum semis production reached 2.5105 million mt, up 20.5% YoY, ranking 9th nationwide.
From a demand perspective: The proportion of industrial aluminum extrusion continues to rise, with production reaching 11.49 million mt in 2024, accounting for approximately 44%.
The Sichuan and Chongqing region is a key aluminum production area and aluminum processing production site in China. The processed products mainly include aluminum extrusions, aluminum plate/sheet and strip, aluminum rods and wires, and aluminum castings. Benefiting from a relatively complete industrial system, the region also boasts strong end-use consumption capacity for aluminum. However, compared to the capacity and production of aluminum processing, the capacity and production of aluminum in the Sichuan and Chongqing region are insufficient. Taking 2023 as a reference, the region’s aluminum processing production was approximately 4.09 million mt, accounting for 8.7% of the national total, while the total aluminum production was only about 1.5 million mt, accounting for 3.53% of the domestic total, making it a net aluminum-importing region.
In February 2023, Sichuan and Chongqing jointly formulated and issued the “Work Plan for the Collaborative Development of the Sichuan-Chongqing Aluminum Industry Chain.” The plan proposes that by 2025, the output value of the Sichuan-Chongqing aluminum industry should reach 400 billion yuan, a group of leading enterprises and specialized and innovative enterprises should be cultivated, and a top-tier high-end aluminum material manufacturing base in the country should be established, aiming to create the strongest high-end aluminum material manufacturing base nationwide. The two regions will jointly promote the supporting of the industry chain, facilitate green and low-carbon development, build an industrial service system, and collaborate in seven aspects to form an “internal circulation” of aluminum industry enterprises in Sichuan and Chongqing, promoting the coordinated and rapid development of the aluminum industry in the region.
In terms of market demand, the Sichuan and Chongqing regions regard the development of the aluminum industry as an important support for building two trillion-yuan industrial clusters in electronic information and automotive industries.
♦Automotive Industry
•In recent years, 45 well-known automobile manufacturers, including FAW, Toyota, Changan, Great Wall Motors, Seres, Hyundai, and Lifan, have established operations in Sichuan and Chongqing.
•In 2024, the annual automobile production in Sichuan and Chongqing reached 3.43 million units, up 4.1% YoY, accounting for 10.9% of the national total, with an output value exceeding 600 billion yuan.
•The automobile ownership in Chengdu and Chongqing both exceeded 6 million units, ranking first and third in the country, respectively.
This indicates a robust demand for lightweight aluminum extrusions and other parts in the automotive industry in Sichuan and Chongqing.
♦3C Electronics Industry
•As one of the world’s largest electronic information manufacturing clusters, the Chengdu-Chongqing region has gathered a large number of upstream and downstream enterprises in the electronic information industry chain. In 2023, the cluster’s over 2,000 enterprises above designated size achieved a revenue of 17.1 trillion yuan, accounting for 11.3% of the national total. Two-thirds of the world’s iPads, 50% of laptops, 10% of smartphones, and 15% of smart projectors are manufactured in the Chengdu-Chongqing region. This demonstrates that the rapid development of the 3C electronics industry inevitably leads to a huge demand for aluminum heat sinks, aluminum frames, and casings.
On July 19, 2024, Lezhi County held the Eighth Plenary Session of the 15th County Party Committee, clarifying that it would rely on the rapidly growing market prospects of NEVs and consumer electronics to focus on developing lightweight aluminum extrusions for automobiles and aluminum extrusion components for 3C electronics, forming automotive parts and electronic information industry clusters, and building a distinctive aluminum-based material industry hub in central Sichuan and Chongqing.
► Fen’an Aluminum’s Southwest Base
Top 5 Aluminum Extrusion Manufacturers in China
Top 10 Leading Aluminum Extrusion Brands in China
Top 20 Industrial Aluminum Extrusion Manufacturers in China
China Manufacturing Champion Enterprise
One of the Largest Aluminum Extrusion Product R&D and Manufacturing Enterprises in China
110 patents, including 46 invention patents
The Lezhi Base has an annual production capacity of 200,000 mt of new-type high-end aluminum alloy extrusions
Representative Products:
What Does Lezhi Offer?
We are fully committed to supporting enterprises in investing, establishing businesses, and growing in Lezhi
►Park Platform
Approved as a provincial-level economic development zone by the Sichuan Provincial Government in January 2019
Park Overview: Planned area of 11.38 sq km, built-up area of 7.81 sq km, encompassing two parks (Xijiao and Wenfeng), with 230 existing industrial enterprises
►Industrial System
1. Aluminum-Based Materials Industry: Focuses on the finished aluminum semis industry, with a priority on attracting enterprises specializing in lightweight automotive aluminum extrusions and 3C electronic aluminum components.
2. Electronic Information Industry: Primarily attracts electronic information enterprises specializing in electronic components, intelligent terminals, camera modules, and aluminum structural components for 3C electronic products.
3. Smart Logistics Industry: Centered around Shanghai Yunda, focuses on attracting logistics supporting projects such as express delivery, e-commerce logistics, urban and rural distribution, and cold chain warehousing.
►Investment Policies
Eight Supportive Policies for the Aluminum-Based Materials Industry
1. Support for Building Industrial Ecosystems and Strengthening Industrial Chains: 20% subsidy for fixed asset investments
2. Support for Public Service Platform Construction: 1 million yuan subsidy
3. Support for Enterprises in Attracting Talent and Maintaining Employment Stability
4. Support for Trade Entity Operations
5. Encouragement of Technological Innovation by Enterprises: Maximum reward of 5 million yuan
6. Support for Enterprise Brand Creation
7. Strengthening Financial Service Support
8. Support for Enterprises in Expanding Markets
►Cost Advantages
Costs of Water, Electricity, and Gas Resources
►Cost Advantages
►Service Mechanism
We sincerely invite:
You to invest and establish businesses in Lezhi, become partners in Lezhi’s urban development, and experience the “Lezhi Service” and “Lezhi Efficiency” to achieve optimal development and maximum profits.
We solemnly promise:
To “be present when needed, not interfere when not, act promptly, and ensure tasks are completed effectively,” fully guaranteeing project construction and supporting enterprise development.
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