China Puts World’s First Nonferrous Metals Slag Recycling Line into Production

China's import volume of unwrought copper and copper semis in August were 393,900 mt, a year-on-year decrease of 41.07%, and a month-on-month decrease of 7.2%. The imports from January to August were 3.61 million mt, a year-on-year decrease of 15.4%.

The steel industry plays an important role in leading global low-carbon development and addressing climate change under the carbon neutrality target. And as traditional processes are reaching their carbon reduction limits, the steel industry must achieve breakthrough technologies in order to realise this target. In the future, hydrogen metallurgy will become the new windfall for the steel industry. This article will giver an overview of the key cooperation projects between international mines and China steel companies in the field of low carbon technology.

A new wave of price increase seems to have been formed with 13 tyres companies releasing such notices since Dec.1st.

Dramatic fluctuation of international zinc price has a strong impact on development of zinc oxide industry in China.

One steel plant offers its high-nickel pig iron at 970-980 yuan per nickel point (im-factory price, tax inclusive) rising 40-50 nickel points compared with last week.

SMM released survey result of operating rates at domestic zinc industries in May.

Operating rates at all steel tire plants in Shandong fell over 10% in May. Some small tire plants in the region which did not meet requirements remained closed in June.

Putian Entry-Exit Inspection & Quarantine Bureau revealed the Port of Putian imported zinc oxide concentrates for the first time recently, fjsen.com reported.

Xingye Mining Co.’s vice-general manager and secretary of the board Sun Kai said the company’s main business has turned from zinc and iron to silver and tin, cnmn.com reported.

Zinc prices fell below 22,000 yuan per tonne March 9 due to concerns over failure in output cut by zinc smelters. Fortunately, a large number of Chinese zinc smelters began maintenance.