Zhongqi Wulate Invites You to the CCIE 2025SMM (20th) Copper Industry Conference

In the upcoming 2025, we foresee that the global economy will face a series of complex and ever-changing challenges. With the US election settled, the uncertainty in global trade policies will further increase, presenting new issues for international trade cooperation. In the geopolitical domain, ongoing conflicts and tensions show no significant signs of easing, posing not only a threat to global security but also having a significant impact on resource allocation and industrial layout. Against this macro backdrop, industrial relocation and supply chain restructuring become key topics we must closely monitor. At the industry level, the trend of protectionism in mineral resources is on the rise, directly affecting the stability of global copper concentrate TCs. As global primary smelting capacity rapidly expands, the profit margins of copper smelters are further squeezed, with the industry facing increasingly severe challenges. In the field of secondary copper raw materials, the advancement of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards and the "dual carbon" goals have significantly increased market attention on secondary copper. However, the "reverse invoicing" policy and the Fair Competition Regulations implemented in 2024 have had a profound impact on the secondary copper industry. Looking ahead to 2025, changes in the secondary copper industry will have a critical impact on the entire copper industry chain. Additionally, with the cancellation of tax subsidies and other incentives, the space for copper cathode trade will further narrow. We expect that the procurement ratio of copper semis between traders and smelters will show a more pronounced divergence.

Against this backdrop, SMM has meticulously prepared the "CCIE 2025SMM (20th) Copper Industry Conference and Expo," which will be grandly held in Nanchang, Jiangxi from April 22-25, 2025. The People's Government of Wulate Zhongqi will attend the conference in full regalia. We will keep pace with the times, aim at our goals, and forge ahead with courage and determination! Click the registration form to sign up immediately; we look forward to meeting you at the conference. Booth Number: C32 Wind and Solar Power Empowerment, Copper for the Future

Wulate Zhongqi is located in the western part of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, at the top of the "几" bend of the Yellow River, bordering Mongolia to the north. It serves as an important window for Inner Mongolia's northern opening and a key node in the land route of the Belt and Road Initiative. The total area of the banner is 23,000 square kilometers, with a population of 143,000. Leveraging its unique resource endowments, geographical advantages, and forward-looking industrial planning, it is accelerating to become a new highland for regional economic high-quality development.

I. Resource Endowment and Industrial Foundation
1. Energy and Mineral Advantages: Wulate Zhongqi is rich in wind and solar power resources, with annual usable hours for wind power exceeding 3,500 hours and PV reaching 1,900 hours. The scale of new energy grid connection ranks first in Bayannur City, providing green energy assurance for high-energy-consuming industries like the copper industry. The region and its surroundings, including Mongolia, are abundant in mineral resources, with considerable reserves of strategic resources such as copper, fluorite, and graphite, laying the foundation for the extension of the copper industry chain and the development of new energy materials.
2. Port Economy and Logistics Hub: It boasts the largest land port in China by cargo volume, Ganqimaodu Port, with an annual customs clearance capacity of 50 million mt, serving as the "golden channel" connecting the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor. Relying on the construction of a national logistics hub based on the land border port, a multimodal transportation network of "trunk line transport + regional distribution" has been formed, supporting the efficient operation of copper material imports and exports and the supply chain.

II. Policy Support and Business Environment
Wulate Zhongqi regards investment promotion as the "top priority," innovatively launching a stimulus policy package including "leading officials taking the lead in investment promotion" and "business-to-business attraction." It has established 14 specialized investment promotion teams, precisely aligning with the needs of the industrial chain. In recent years, through investment promotion conferences in regions such as the Yangtze River Delta, over 60 billion yuan worth of projects have been signed, covering areas such as new energy, new materials, and modern logistics, demonstrating business confidence. The government commits to creating a "satisfactory" business environment, providing "concierge-style" services, strengthening element support, and helping enterprises reduce costs and improve efficiency.

III. Opportunities for Copper Industry Development
In line with the national High-Quality Development Implementation Plan for the Copper Industry, Wulate Zhongqi is accelerating the layout of a deep processing cluster for copper. Leveraging its abundant clean energy and proximity to Mongolian copper ore resources, it can reduce smelting costs and promote green and intelligent transformation. Meanwhile, the already constructed port processing park, smart logistics system, and new energy transportation network within the banner provide full-chain support for copper material processing, storage, and transportation.

IV. Future Vision
Wulate Zhongqi, focusing on "industrial planning, regional layout, project construction, and investment promotion," is committed to building a national demonstration base for new energy and new materials and an advanced manufacturing cluster for the copper industry. We sincerely invite global enterprises to join us in development, share the benefits of "hub economy" and "smart logistics," and together write a new chapter in the high-quality development of the copper industry!

Contact Information
Deputy Director, Investment Promotion Center of Wulate Zhongqi, Li Dong, 19975586669
Member of the Industrial Investment Promotion Team, Wang Zhidong, 15848135916
SMM Conference Contact
Ren Jie, 18655033505, renjie@smm.cn