Copper Scrap Imports to Shrink in Q4 as China Recalls Approval for “Category 7” Scrap Imports, SMM Reports

Published: Sep 19, 2017 11:39

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China’s copper scrap imports will shrink in Q4 due to withdrawal of environmental protection approval for “category 7” scrap imports, SMM predicts.

SHANGHAI, Sept. 19 (SMM) – China’s copper scrap imports will shrink in Q4 due to withdrawal of environmental protection approval for “category 7” scrap imports, SMM predicts.

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The Ministry of Environmental Protection began to withdraw its environmental protection approval for “category 7” scrap recently in Guangdong, Tianjin, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, SMM understands.

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Such approvals for about 40,000 tonnes of scrap were recalled. China will halt the issue of new environmental protection approvals from September.

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