On July 10th, 2019, Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center announced 10th batch of quota list of solid waste restricted to import, approving a total of 2,124,000 tons, including 124,450 tons of copper scrap (5.7%), 306,930 tons of aluminum scrap (15%), 5,550 tons of scrap ferrous (0.3%) and 1,687,070 tons of scrap paper (79%). Copper Scrap The import volume of copper scrap was 124,500 tons, accounting…
CMRA News Express-July
Market: [China’s Imports of Scrap Aluminum Increased by 15.8% Month-on-Month in May] According to Customs data, China’s imports of scrap aluminum in May were about 177,000 tons, an increase of about 15.8% month-on-month, an increase of about 57.6% year-on-year. China’s imports of scrap aluminum were about 662,000 tons in January-May, decreased about 9.6% from a year…
Policy Update in July
[Notice 105, 2019 Customs on 3rd List of PSI Agencies] GACC published the third list of approved pre-shipment inspection agencies for imported solid waste as raw materials. [10th Batch of Quota List of Solid Waste Restricted to Import Announced in 2019] On July 10th, 2019, Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center announced 10th batch of quota list of solid waste restricted to import, approving…
Summary of 9th Batch of Quota List of Solid Waste Restricted to Import of Solid Waste Restricted to Import
On June 20th, 2019, Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center announced 9th batch of quota list of solid waste restricted to import, approving a total of 310,020 tons, including 240,796 tons of copper scrap (78%), 54,256 tons of aluminum scrap (17%), and 14,968 tons of scrap ferrous(5%). Copper Scrap The import volume of copper scrap was 240,796 tons,…
Policy Update in June
[The State Council Passed the Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution of Solid Wastes(Revised Draft)] Premier Li Keqiang hosted an executive meeting of the State Council on June 5th, at which the Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution of Solid Wastes(Revised Draft) was passed. The draft strengthens the responsibilities of industrial solid waste…
CMRA News Express-June
Market: [GACC: China’s Scrap Metal Imports Rose 8.6% Month-on-Month in May] According to data released by the General Administration of Customs on June 23rd, China’s imports of scrap metal rose 8.6% month-on-month to 380,000 tons in May. However, China’s imports of scrap metal in January-May were 1.46 million tons, decreased by 40.7% from a year earlier. CMRA Works: [2019…
Policy Update in May
[Shenzhen, Chongqing, Sanya and Other 11 Cities were Identified as “No Waste City” Construction Pilot] On April 29th, according to the latest news of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, 11 pilot cities are Shenzhen, Guangdong province, Baotou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Tongling, Anhui province, Weihai, Shandong province, Chongqing (main districts), Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, Sanya, Hainan province,…
CMRA News Express-May
Market: [Ministry of Commerce: Nonferrous Metal Prices Fell Slightly Last Week] According to Ministry of Commerce monitoring, the prices of nonferrous metals fell last week (May 20th-26th), with the prices of zinc, copper and aluminium falling by 3.1%, 1.7% and 0.8% respectively compared with the previous week. CMRA Works: [2019 Recycling Lead Industry Chain…