Jintian Copper (Chinese: 金田铜业; SSE: 601609), whose full name is Ningbo Jintian Copper (Group) Co., Ltd., also known as Jintian Group,[2] or simply as Jintian,[3] is a Chinese manufacturing company of copper and semi-finished products.[4] It was founded by Lou Guoqiang in 1986,[5] and is one of the largest copper-processing manufacturers in China.[6] Financed by Youngor Group,[7] the company focuses on the non-ferrous metal processing industry.[8] The firm is a member of CMRA,[9] and is licensed by it to import scrap metal.[10] The company's current chairman is Lou Cheng.[11]
Jintian was previously listed on the NEEQ,[12] and officially went public on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in April 2020.[13] The company was ranked 166th on the 2022 Fortune China 500 List.[14] Headquartered in Ningbo,[15] it has established presences in Vietnam,[16] Japan,[17] France, Germany, the United States,[18] among others. In addition, the firm was once the largest shareholder of Vancouver-based PBX Ventures.[19]
Jintian was established in 1986, initially as a copper bar producer.[20] It was restructured into a joint stock company in 2001.[21] In 2008, its copper output placed first in China at that time.[22]
The company landed on the New Third Board in 2015.[23] In 2017, it set up its first overseas production base in Vietnam.[24] In 2018, its revenue reached 40.65 billion yuan.[25]
The total amount of copper processed by Jintian surpassed one million tons in 2019.[26] The trading of the company's shares started on the SSE in April 2020.[27]