The company originated from the Zhuzhou Smelter, which was founded in 1956, and is a key enterprise built by the country during the “First Five-Year Plan” period. Beginning in 2000, the company changed from a factory system to a corporate system and a joint stock system. The company was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2004. In 2010, China Minmetals reorganized Hunan Nonferrous Metals Holding Group Co., Ltd. through a capital increase and share expansion strategy, becoming the ultimate controller of Zhuye. The company's main business is mining, zinc smelting, and lead smelting. The company's main products are zinc ingots, hot-dip zinc alloys, cast zinc alloys, sulfuric acid, lead ingots, lead-based alloys, gold, silver, cadmium ingots, indium ingots, bismuth ingots, tellurium ingots, gold and sulfur concentrates, bronze, antimony and copper concentrates. Corporate honors: Minmetals Group 2016 Advanced; National Laboratory Certification; National Advanced Enterprise for Comprehensive Utilization of Resources; National Certificate of Contract-abiding and Credit-worthy Enterprise; National Advanced Unit for Spiritual Civilization Construction, etc.