Aluminum　production　is　a　major　energy　consumer　and　source　of　greenhouse　gas　(GHG)　emissions.　The　regional　transfer　of　the　primary　aluminum　(PA)　industry,　which　mainly　consists　of　the　processes　of　electrolysis　and　aluminum　ingot　casting,　is　currently　an　important　international　trend　in　aluminum　industrial　development.　However,　the　changes　in　GHG　emissions　from　aluminum　production　for　such　transfers　are　unclear.　This　study　has　established　a　life　cycle　assessment　model　of　aluminum　industry　based　on　regional　transfers　in　the　context　of　China,　determined　the　GHG　emissions　of　PA　and　secondary　aluminum　(SA)　production,　examined　the　GHG　emission　changes　of　PA　production　based　on　regional　industry　transfer　between　the　years　2007　and　2017,　and　explored　seven　driving　factors　that　affect　GHG　emissions　in　the　aluminum　industry.　GHG　emissions　per　unit　PA　and　SA　production　in　China　decreased　by　18.6%　and　6.3%,　respectively,　but　the　total　GHG　emissions　from　aluminum　industry　still　increased　by　2.2　times　between　the　years　2007　and　2017.　The　driving　factor　analysis　showed　that　the　major　positive　effects　of　GHG　emissions　from　China＇s　aluminum　industry　from　2007　to　2017　included　the　production　scale　effect　of　SA　and　the　energy　structure　effect.　Existing　regional　transfers　(between　the　years　2007　and　2017)　did　not　deliver　significant　annual　GHG　emissions　reductions.　Currently,　Xinjiang,　Henan,　Shandong,　and　Inner　Mongolia　are　the　main　PA　production　provinces　in　China,　although　regional　transfers　have　been　implemented.　This　study　provides　a　basis　for　the　improvement　and　sustainable　development　of　the　aluminum　industry,　suggests　policies　for　regional　aluminum　development,　and　proposes　a　beneficial　layout　of　the　aluminum　industry.