China will import scrap aluminum and copper scrap from 26 new foreign companies

       At the end of last month, the China Metal Recycling Agency announced the second batch of 44 certified domestic importers and a list of more than 20 foreign companies that will be allowed to export aluminum and copper scrap to China.

　　China has banned the import of solid waste from 2021, but allows high-grade metal scrap that meets the new standards to be reclassified as recycled resources.

　　According to the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association) secondary metals branch, the licensed foreign aluminum and copper scrap suppliers include American companies Omnisource LLC and Golden Bridge International Group, as well as from Italy and the United Kingdom. , Japan, Malaysia, Hong Kong and other countries.

Copper scrap recycling is an important source of copper processing materials, and it also plays an important role in protecting natural resources

         44 certified domestic importers come from 10 provinces. In December 2020, China announced a list of 9 overseas suppliers and 16 importers. In 2020, China imported 943,789 tons of copper scrap and 824,570 tons of aluminum scrap.