British Reuters reported on August 17, original title: China will remove certain scrap metals from the import ban As China, the world's largest consumer of commodities, lists its first details of a ban on waste imports, certain types of metals will be excluded from the catalogue. The waste import ban is part of China's anti-pollution war. The country's Ministry of Environmental Protection said on Thursday that it will still allow the import of certain steel and non-ferrous scrap metals, including copper, nickel, aluminum, zinc, and tin.

China's Ministry of Environmental Protection has classified steel, copper, and aluminum scrap from automobiles, ships, and electronic equipment as “restricted imports,” but has not clarified the specific meaning of “restriction.” The ministry also said that since China already has sufficient relevant resources, it will ban the import of slag, ash and residues containing non-ferrous metals.

China (the world's number one importer of scrap metals) notified the WTO last month that the country will stop accepting materials including waste paper, waste tires, textile raw materials,plastics,glassImported waste, including pharmaceuticals, etc. China's domestic metal industry was concerned that the ban would include critical raw materials such as scrap steel and copper used in factories. The import ban will be enforced from December 31 this year. (Translated by Ding Yuqing)