Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and nine other departments issued a notice on the Implementation Plan for High-Quality Development of the Aluminum Industry (2025–2027).
The document emphasizes the substitution of clean energy, encouraging enterprises to participate in the development and construction of renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic and wind power, as well as hydrogen energy and energy storage systems. It promotes the replacement of conventional energy with clean alternatives in the calcination process of aluminum hydroxide and anode baking for aluminum production. In principle, no new self-owned coal-fired power units will be approved. Instead, electrolytic aluminum enterprises are encouraged to replace existing self-owned coal-fired units with clean energy. Companies are also supported in increasing the proportion of clean energy usage through green power trading, purchasing green power certificates, and investing in clean energy power generation projects. Additionally, efforts will be made to enhance the proportion of clean transportation for bulk cargo in the aluminum industry and strengthen emission control for transport vehicles.
Aluminum is a crucial raw material and a strategic resource vital to both national economic development and people's livelihoods. Over the years, China's aluminum industry has continuously expanded in scale, optimized its structure, and improved its technical equipment level, forming a relatively comprehensive industrial system. However, challenges such as insufficient domestic aluminum supply and increasing pressure to save energy and reduce carbon emissions have become more prominent. To promote high-quality development in the aluminum industry, better support key manufacturing supply chains, and meet the people's needs for a better life, this implementation plan has been formulated, with the execution period spanning from 2025 to 2027.