131:(25 November 1946 – 23 May 2019) was a Chinese entrepreneur. He oversaw the rise of China Hongqiao Group to become the world's biggest aluminum producer and was dubbed China's "Aluminum King". On May 23, 2019, Zhang died of an unspecified illness according to the official announcement of his hometown Zouping county in Shandong province.
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In 1981 when Zhang was 35, he was promoted to general manager of
Zuoping's No. 5 Cotton Ginning plant. In 1994, he and other managers established their own cotton -processing business called Weiqiao Textile Co. It later became the world's largest cotton-yarn and denim maker and listed in Hong Kong in
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2003. Zhang decided to move to aluminum industry. The move led to an aggressive expansion of the company, and the company was later renamed China
Hongqiao Group Ltd. Hongqiao surpassed Russian titan
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to become the largest producer in the world and was listed in Hong Kong in 2011. According to Forbes estimates, Zhang's net worth is $ 4.7 billion, ranking 484th in Forbes
Billionaires 2019 list.
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He was succeeded by his son, Zhang Bo, who has been chief executive of
Hongqiao since January 2011 and remains in that role after being elected chairman.
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