Breaking through 500 billion yuan this year! China's recycled metals industry is expected to storm the trillion-yuan market!

Conference Name:2025 SMM 2nd Global Secondary Metals Industry Summit

Date:2025.06.12-13

Venue:Hyatt Regency Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, Thailand

Industry leaders including Japan Kosei Industries, SVOLT Energy Technology, Thailand Ministry of Industry, MNMA, Material Recycling Association of India, JCC International, Ruiyi Resources & Environment, and Yixin International will gather to explore new trends, technologies, and policies in the secondary metals industry!

Against the backdrop of global cooperation to address climate change, green and low-carbon collaboration has become an inevitable choice for the international community. In recent years, China has introduced policies encouraging secondary metals enterprises to "go global," with an increasingly improved market environment accelerating domestic companies' global expansion and active exploration of overseas markets.The "go global era" has become an indispensable force in promoting the green, low-carbon, and international development of China's nonferrous metals industry.

With the introduction of favorable policies such as the Carbon Peaking Implementation Plan for the Nonferrous Metals Industry, the 14th Five-Year Plan for the Raw Materials Industry, the Carbon Peaking Implementation Plan for the Industrial Sector, and the Measures to Promote Stable Growth of Foreign Trade, secondary metals enterprises have emerged under a model involving overseas resource recycling, processing into standardized secondary metal raw materials for import to China, and direct service to local downstream users, achieving continuous breakthroughs.

Chinese secondary metals enterprises, riding the policy momentum, are accelerating overseas expansion, bringing new capacity, employment, and tax revenue to host countries. Hundreds of companies have acquired scrap yards or established sorting bases in Southeast Asia, Europe, and Japan and South Korea. Due to their wide application in automotive, home appliance, telecommunications, construction, and aerospace sectors, these enterprises are becoming practitioners of the dual-circulation development path integrating domestic and overseas markets.

Industry sources revealed that China's secondary nonferrous metals production reached 19.15 million mt in 2024, ranking first globally for 15 consecutive years. The physical content of imported secondary copper and aluminum raw materials exceeded 4 million mt, accounting for 23% of total raw material supply, down 1.7 percentage points from 2023. A supply structure has largely formed, dominated by domestic recycling with imports as a key supplement. For instance, the number of countries and regions exporting secondary aluminum raw materials to China increased to 95 (up by 6 from 2023), with 22 (up by 4) exceeding 10,000 mt. According to industry forecasts, China's recycled metal industry is expected to exceed 500 billion yuan by 2025 and reach a trillion-yuan market by 2030, with an annual compound growth rate exceeding 15%.

Meanwhile, with the recovery of the global economy and the rise of emerging markets, regional recycled metal markets exhibit unique development trends.

India, leveraging its vast population and rapid industrialization, demonstrates strong market demand, yet faces constraints in sustainable development due to an incomplete recycling system, lack of quality control, and high energy costs.The Middle East, benefiting from its strategic location and abundant resources, has become a key hub for global recycled metal trade. However, challenges such as heavy reliance on external demand, geopolitical tensions, and lagging local recycling technologies significantly hinder innovation and competitiveness.Europe, with its robust environmental regulations and advanced technology, leads in high-quality recycled metal development. Nevertheless, it struggles with high recycling costs, raw material shortages, import dependence, and inconsistent recycling standards among member states.Southeast Asia, driven by manufacturing growth and favorable policies, continues to unlock market potential but faces obstacles like insufficient capacity, compliance risks, and regional trade barriers.

Thus, a thorough analysis of these regional markets' strengths and challenges not only helps industry players grasp global dynamics but also provides strategic insights for business planning.

In this context, SMM will host the 2025 SMM 2nd Global Recycled Metal Industry Chain Summit in Thailand on June 12-13, 2025. The summit will convene associations, top-tier enterprises, research institutions, experts, and policymakers through three forums, focusing on key topics such as global recycled metal industry trends and challenges, interviews with top-tier recycled metal entrepreneurs, and changes in the global recycled metal supply-demand pattern. Discussions will include interpretations of global recycled metal trade policies, exploring new trends, technologies, and policies in the industry. A dedicated 1-on-1 meeting system will facilitate business negotiations, creating an international platform for collaboration, resource sharing, and innovation. The event will also feature high-quality scrap yard resource matchmaking, an industry awards banquet, and face-to-face exchanges with industry leaders, contributing to the development of a global resource recycling system and advancing the transition to a green economy.

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