Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet Company Limited derives its origin from its predecessors Shenzhen Zhongjin Industrial Company Limited (Nonfemet) and China Nonferrous Industry (Shenzhen) Joint Company. Founded on September 1st, 1984, China Nonferrous Industry (Shenzhen) Joint Company was registered with a capital of RMB50 million through the merger of China Nonferrous Industry General Company, China Nonferrous Industry Guangzhou Company with Shenzhen Nonferrous Industry Company. At the start, the joint company had seven subsidiaries operating independently as corporations.

Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet Company Limited (NONFEMET) is a large SOE that specializes in the production of non-ferrous metals. As a listed company, NONFEMET undertakes cross-industry and cross-region operations that span mining, processing, smelting, manufacturing, R&D, construction materials, real estate development, trade, warehousing, and financial service. The registered capital of NONFEMET totals RMB731.28 million. Based in Shenzhen, NONFEMET has a production base at Shaoguan, a city in the north of Guangdong.
In 2002, NONFEMET was ranked among top 500 Chinese businesses for the first time. As one of the top 100 businesses in Shenzhen and Guangdong, the company was listed as an SSE 100 Index constituent stock in the same year. Since then, in recognition of its active role in high-tech operations in Guangdong, NONFEMET has been awarded a string of honors as a tax-payer and exporter with significant contribution to the local economy.
NONFEMET product portfolio includes fine lead ore, fine zinc ore, mixed lead/zinc ore, fine sulfur ore, electrolytic lead, fine zinc, silver, fine cadmium, germanium ingots, germanium dioxide, indium ingots, sulfuric acid, zinc sulfate, section aluminum, curtain walls, steel stripes, nickel hydroxide, zinc powder for batteries, and fibrous nickel powder, which span over 30 categories. The company offers products up to the international quality standards. NONFEMET has obtained LME certifications for its electrolytic lead and fine zinc and LBMA certification for silver. A large number of production facilities in the company reach the ISO9000 standard. The company is highly recognized both at home and abroad.