1934 ACT FILE NO. 001-15264

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Date  August 16, 2012       

By                 /s/    Liu Qiang                     
Name: Liu Qiang
Title: Company Secretary

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

Aluminum Corporation of China Limited*
(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 2600)

The financial data of Aluminum Corporation of China Limited* for the first half year of 2012 set out herein has not been audited and reviewed by certified public accountants. Investors shall pay attention to the risks of investment.

MAJOR FINANCIAL DATA FOR THE FIRST HALF YEAR OF 2012

Unit: RMB'000

From January

From January

Increase/

Item

to June 2012

to June 2011

decrease

(%)

Revenue

71,697,781

65,969,749

9%

Operating profit

-4,445,722

789,875

N/A

Total profit

-4,181,351

831,011

N/A

Net profit attributable to the parent company

-3,253,255

412,580

N/A

Net profit after deducting non-recurring items

-3,244,536

301,589

N/A

Basic earnings per share (RMB per Share)

-0.241

0.031

N/A

Rate of return on net assets (%)

-6.48%

0.80%

N/A

As at

As at

Increase/

30 June 2012

31 December 2011

decrease

(%)

Total assets

180,088,855

157,134,157

15%

Shareholders' equity attributable to the parent company

48,721,782

51,853,354

-6%

Share capital (Share)

13,524,488

13,524,488

0%

Net assets per share (RMB per Share)

3.60

3.83

-6%

Notes:

The indicators set out above such as net profit, net profit after deducting non-recurring items, basic earnings per share, rate of return on net assets, shareholders' equity and net assets per share are presented using the data attributable to shareholders of Aluminum Corporation of China Limited* and the rate of return on net assets is determined using the weighted average method.

By order of the Board

Aluminum Corporation of China Limited*

Liu Qiang

Company Secretary

Beijing, the PRC

16 August 2012

As at the date of this announcement, the members of the Board comprise Mr. Xiong Weiping, Mr. Luo Jianchuan, Mr. Liu Caiming and Mr. Liu Xiangmin (Executive Directors); Mr. Shi Chungui and Mr. Lv Youqing (Non-executive Directors); Mr. Zhang Zhuoyuan, Mr. Wang Mengkui and Mr. Zhu Demiao (Independent Non-executive Directors).

*   For identification purpose only.

About the Company

Our contact information of this release is:

*

Business address: No. 62 North Xizhimen Street, Haidian District, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 100082

*

Telephone number: (86-10) 8229 8103

*

Website: http://www.chalco.com.cn

*

Contact person: Liu Qiang, Company Secretary