From Resource Recycling to a Low-Carbon Future: Building a Sustainable Recycling Industry Ecosystem Chain [[SMM Copper Conference]]

On April 24, at the CCIE-2025SMM (20th) Copper Industry Conference and Copper Industry Expo - Green Development Forum for the Secondary Copper Industry, hosted by SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd., SMM Metal Trading Center, and Shandong Aisi Information Technology Co., Ltd., co-sponsored by Jiangxi Copper Corporation and Yingtan Land Port Holding Co., Ltd., and specially co-organized by Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd., with the support of Xinhuang Group and Zhongtiaoshan Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd., Liu Chao, Marketing Director of Tianjin Sinone Renewable Resource Co., Ltd., shared insights on "The Transformation of the Secondary Copper Industry: How Sinone Group Reshapes the Global Copper Value Chain with 'Green Intelligent Manufacturing'."

When discussing copper mining and its environmental impact, he highlighted the burden of primary copper production on the environment: producing 1 mt of primary copper requires mining 300 mt of ore and emits 6 mt of CO2. He also addressed the current state and challenges of copper scrap recycling: 93% of global copper scrap has not entered an efficient recycling system, leading to significant resource waste. The inefficiency of the global copper scrap recycling system, with large amounts of copper scrap not being effectively utilized, underscores the urgency of improving copper scrap recycling efficiency. The inefficiency of copper scrap recycling is not only an economic issue but also a crisis for global sustainable development, demanding immediate solutions.

**Industry Insights - The Global Turning Point for Secondary Copper**
**The Copper Industry Revolution Under the "Dual Carbon" Goals**
► Resource Scarcity: Declining Copper Ore Grades and Rising Costs
The significant decline in global copper ore grades, from 1% to 0.5%, along with the substantial increase in mining costs over the past decade, highlights the scarcity of copper resources, forcing the industry to seek new solutions.
► Policy Push: Secondary Copper Policies in China and the EU
China's 14th Five-Year Plan proposes that secondary copper should account for 45% of total copper usage, while the EU has included the use of recycled metals in its carbon tariff calculation system. These policies demonstrate governments' emphasis on the sustainable utilization of copper resources.
► The Role of Secondary Copper: From Supplementary to Essential
Driven by resource scarcity and policy support, secondary copper has evolved from a mere "supplementary option" to a "survival necessity" for the copper industry, reflecting new trends in industry development.
► Conclusion: The Key Role of Secondary Copper in Achieving the "Dual Carbon" Goals
Secondary copper is not only crucial for the sustainable development of the copper industry but also plays a key role in achieving the "dual carbon" goals. By increasing the proportion of secondary copper usage, the industry can effectively reduce carbon emissions and contribute to global climate change mitigation.

**Three Major Industry Challenges**
**Sinone's Practice - The Closed-Loop Ecosystem for Secondary Copper**
Additionally, he introduced Sinone's overview, industry position, business, and scale (Sinone Group owns more than 10 wholly-owned production subsidiaries and multiple global trading companies. The group's operations cover end-of-life vehicle dismantling, scrap metal dismantling, deep processing of copper scrap, end-of-life home appliance dismantling, plastic recycling and deep processing, domestic recycling system construction, power battery recycling and cascade utilization, non-ferrous metal deep processing, and trading, with an annual output value of 40 billion.), Sinone's partners, development history, development strategy, new development goals, new equipment, new products, insights into Sinone: product applications, insights into Sinone: system construction, insights into Sinone: supply chain breakthroughs, and insights into Sinone: product validation and the value of secondary copper.

He also discussed digital empowerment: a dimensional reduction through the integration of five flows; high-purity copper rod: innovation and the reshaping of industry standards, elaborating on brand elevation - the leap from products to standards.

Regarding forward-looking initiatives - building a sustainable future, he elaborated on open-source technology and the achievement of carbon neutrality goals, digital empowerment: solving global challenges, digital empowerment, social responsibility, strong partnerships: achieving mutual benefits, the future of Sinone, and the impact of the Sinone model.

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