To promote the recycling of renewable resources and standardize the import management of recycled black mass raw materials for lithium-ion batteries and recycled steel raw materials, on June 9, 2025, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, jointly with the General Administration of Customs, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Commerce, and the State Administration for Market Regulation, issued the Announcement on Regulating the Import Management of Recycled Black Mass Raw Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries and Recycled Steel Raw Materials (Announcement No.14 of 2025), which will come into effect on August 1, 2025.

At the 2025 SMM (2nd) Global Renewable Metal Industry Chain Summit - Main Forum hosted by SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd., Jane Xie, the Director of Sustainable Development Business at Shanghai Greenment Environmental Information Technology Co., Ltd., delivered a speech on the topic of "How ESG is Forging the Future of Metals."

At the 2025 SMM (2nd) Global Renewable Metal Industry Chain Summit - Battery Recycling Forum hosted by SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd., Wu Xiaoyun, Chairman of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Lead-Acid Battery Industry Alliance, shared insights on the topic of "Current Situation and Path of Transformation for the Secondary Lead Industry in Southeast Asia."

At the 2025 SMM (2nd) Global Recycled Metal Industry Chain Summit - Main Forum hosted by SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd., Dr. Somthai Wongcharoen, Secretary General of the ASEAN Institution of Recycling (AIR), shared insights on the topic of "Green Transformation and Sustainable Development Prospect of Thailand's Recycled Metals Industry."