China issues new import quotas for metal scrap
China has massively reduced the tonnage of foreign metal scrap it will allow to enter the country under the latest import quota allocation, the tenth awarded so far this year, Mysteel Global notes from a release by China Solid Waste and Chemicals Management, the country’s import window for ferrous a
Jul 29, 2020 16:00
China’s nonferrous metals scrap imports slump in Jan-Feb
China imported 119,520 tonnes of copper scrap during January-February, representing a massive fall of 48.5% on year, as against the 38.4% on-year decline for 2019 full-year imports, Mysteel Global calculated based on the latest data from China’s Administration of Customs.
Mar 26, 2020 16:30
China to abolish tariffs on US metal scrap imports
China plans to waive tariffs it imposed on some US-origin goods in response to Washington’s Section 301 tariffs, and metal scrap including copper, aluminum and steel is among the items on the duty exclusion list, according to a February 19 announcement from China’s Ministry of Finance (MoF). However
Feb 20, 2020 17:45
China slashes Cu, Al scrap import quotas
After being surprisingly generous with its first batch of import quotas for 2020 for copper and aluminum scrap, China has savagely pared back the tonnage allowable in its second round of quotas issued for this year, according to the latest bulletin released on January 8 by China Solid Waste and
Jan 09, 2020 17:00
China to import more scrap, but tight supplies will stay
China Solid Waste and Chemicals Management, the state conduit regulating the import of waste materials, will allow more non-ferrous metal scrap to be imported starting January 2020, according to the Beijing-based organization’s latest list of companies granted quotas for importing ferrous and non-fe
Dec 25, 2019 11:30
Beijing permits fewer tonnes under scrap import quotas
China Solid Waste and Chemicals Management, the state conduit regulating the import of waste materials, disclosed the latest list of companies granted quotas for importing ferrous and non-ferrous scrap on November 5, and this time, the tonnage of non-ferrous metal scrap approved for import is much l
Nov 07, 2019 16:30
China’s Jul Cu scrap imports off 39% on year
China’s copper scrap imports fell further in July, down 39.3% on year or 23.5% on month to 130,000 tonnes, and the total import volume over January-July added up to 980,000 tonnes, down 27.8% on year, according to the latest data from the country’s General Administration of Customs, which is due
Aug 26, 2019 13:30
China’s May Cu scrap imports off 17% YoY, Al up 58% YoY
China’s copper scrap imports dropped 16.7% on year to 170,000 tonnes in May, while the country’s aluminum scrap imports increased 57.8% on year to 180,000 tonnes last month, according to the latest data released by China’s General Administration of Customs on June 23.
Jun 24, 2019 14:30
MEE to issue import licenses for solid waste by late Jun
As China toughens controls over the import of solid waste materials including ferrous and nonferrous metal scrap, before the end of June provincial government authorities expect to be able to issue the first import licenses to enterprises under the new system, according to Liu Youbin, spokesman for
May 31, 2019 08:40
China’s Feb Cu scrap imports off 50% despite firm demand
China’s imports of copper scrap dropped by a significant 50.2% on year to 60,000 tonnes in February, according to new data released by China’s General Administration of Customs on March 23. The result took the country’s total copper scrap imports over January-February to 230,000 tonnes, representing
Mar 25, 2019 14:30
Aluminum scrap prices: China's major cities