BEIJING, December 19, in a statement released in Monday, China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection announced stricter restrictions on waste imports, a move that would limit the import of copper scrap.
In a notice issued on December 15, “Restrictions on the administration of environmental protection of solid wastes used as raw materials for imports”, it said that only Chinese end-users (enterprises engaged in processing and utilization) would be allowed to import waste copper.
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The announcement confirms that China, which was reported in October by the Shanghai Nonferrous Metals Network, may limit the import of copper scrap from next year.
The notice said that copper scrap users need to have their own processing plants and equipment, and before the import of pollution emissions permits.
End users should not violate environmental regulations within two years, or will not import.
Analysts said the announcement would also apply to imports of other wastes that could be used as raw materials, and would slash the number of scrap copper imports next year.
China is the world’s largest importer of scrap metal.
The following is the original of the Ministry of Environmental Protection:
Announcement on the release of the regulations on the management of environmental protection of solid wastes which can be used as raw materials for import
Soil of the National ring Regulation [2017]6
In order to implement the implementation plan for the reform of the import management system of solid waste, which prohibits the importation of foreign rubbish into the country (Kwok (2017)70), further strengthens the import management of solid wastes which can be used as raw materials for import, and according to the law of the People’s Republic of China on the management of solid waste My department has revised and completed the regulations on the environmental protection of solid wastes which are restricted to imported materials for use as raw material and is now published and shall be implemented from the date of promulgation.
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The regulations for the management of environmental protection of solid wastes which restrict imports to be used as raw materials (the Ministry of Environmental Protection announces the 70th 2015) is abolished at the same time.
Ministry of Environmental Protection
December 14, 2017