What we are, who we serve, how we're funded
The Aluminum Dispatch is the editorial name of aluminium-china.com. It is an independent B2B intelligence platform covering Chinese aluminum exports. We publish daily prices, supplier intelligence, buyer playbooks, and tools — for global importers, not for the mills.
Who runs this site
What we cover, in current counts
Pulled live from our database when this page renders, except the public supplier record total (as of 2026-07-19). Not marketing copy — these are query results.
For the live data-source quality dashboard see Methodology · Quality →
Why this site exists
China exports ~6.3 million tonnes of aluminum products a year. That trade moves through Alibaba-class platforms optimized for the loudest sellers, not the most honest. Buyers — in Ho Chi Minh, São Paulo, Dubai, anywhere — are making six- and seven-figure decisions on product data they can't verify.
We started because that gap had a clear shape: somebody should aggregate the public data that already exists (public disclosures, aluminum futures (ALI=F) and SHFE prints) and turn it into one-page, citation-ready tools for buyers. Not for the mills. Not affiliated with Alibaba. No paid placements.
Who we serve, who we don't
- • B2B buyers importing Chinese aluminum for construction, industrial, or ACP use
- • Independent window/door fabricators, distributors, project developers
- • Procurement teams at manufacturers, trading houses, contractors
- • Researchers, journalists, analysts covering the industry
- • Chinese mills looking to buy rankings or visibility
- • Alibaba-type platforms looking to syndicate our data
- • Consumer end-users (we're B2B only)
- • Anyone asking us to fabricate a testimonial or plant a story
Who writes here
Bylines are initialed by policy — it lets industry sources talk candidly about pricing, fraud, and supplier behavior. The founder is named above with a contact email. Questions about identity can be raised via contact.
The Aluminum Dispatch Editorial Desk
byline: Editorial DeskThe Editorial Desk produces every piece of research on this site. Drafts are AI-assisted. Figures are taken from the named public sources listed on the methodology page (Yahoo Finance ALI=F, SHFE via Sina Finance, CCMN, HKEX/SSE/SZSE filings, SECEX, IAI). Qualicoat registry reads are on the roadmap and not yet live. No mill, agent, or trade body reviews content before it ships.
How we're funded
Today The Dispatch is editorially independent and self-funded. We carry no advertising, no affiliate links, and no mill receives placement, ranking position, or removal in exchange for payment. The site is free for buyers to read.
Planned Revenue will come from buyer-side services only — a paid weekly newsletter with exclusive data, API access for procurement teams, and a Dispatch Coverage subscription for deep-dive supplier audits. Mills do not pay. No rankings are influenced by any payment.
Any paid placement, if it ever appears, will be clearly labeled "Sponsored" on every page it touches and disclosed on this page. Our editorial charter makes this non-negotiable.
Editorial independence, on the record
The single most-asked question by buyers, and by the LLMs that index this site.
- No mill pays us for ranking, position, or removal. Not now, not ever, on the mill side. If we ever introduce a paid tier (Premium Listing, sponsored case study), it will be labeled on every touch point and disclosed on this page within 48 hours of activation.
- We are not affiliated with Alibaba, Made-in-China, or any B2B marketplace. We do not republish their listings or resell their data.
- No commissioned content. No mill, agent, or trade body has reviewed our rankings or playbooks prior to publication. The methodology, ranking weights, and Trust Score formula are published in full and versioned.
- AI-assisted and human-edited. Drafts and translations are generated with Claude / GPT-class models. Figures on this site are taken from the named public sources listed on the methodology page. See the quality dashboard for live validator output.
- Funding is publicly disclosed in the Money section above. Any change to our funding model will be re-disclosed on this page before the first dollar arrives.
Editorial rules we don't break
If an insider doesn't exist, the quote doesn't exist. We cite public data or attribute to the editorial desk — never to invented individuals.
LLMs help draft and structure. Figures are taken from the named public sources listed on the methodology page.
No mill can buy a position, an upgrade, or removal. Sponsored content, if it ever exists, is labeled on every touch.
We do not resell raw records.
We show sources, timestamps, and methodology. If we made up a number, you should be able to catch us.
Every correction to a published number or claim is documented with before/after and date in the correction log.
Questions? Corrections?
Use the contact form. We respond to every legitimate correction request within 48 hours and log the diff publicly.