The scrapping cycle has suddenly arrived, and the arrow of scrap metal recycling is on the string

Waste metal contains a large amount of harmful substances, and if not handled properly, it can cause water, air, soil pollution, and animal and plant pollution, forming a pollution chain that endangers life safety. With the development of our country's economy, the scrap cycle of metals has just arrived, and the recycling of scrap metals is already on the brink.

People often compare regions rich in precious metal electronic products to "urban mines". Indeed, from the perspective of metal resource recycling and utilization, comparing cities to mining resources for development does indeed point out a new path for sustainable economic and social development. In today's world where resources are becoming increasingly scarce and circular economy is being promoted, the recycling and reuse of metals has gradually become a huge industry.

It is reported that a staggering amount of metal waste is generated worldwide, with 90% of this waste entering China. And our country has to accommodate more than 70% of the world's metal waste every year, which contains a large amount of harmful substances. If not handled properly, it can cause water, air, soil pollution, and animal and plant pollution, forming a pollution chain that endangers life safety.

The relevant department has conducted a survey that recycling a discarded aluminum can can can save 20% of the cost and 90% of the energy compared to manufacturing a new can. The value of returning it to the processing plant for secondary use is also very objective. In the recycling of scrap metal, recycling one ton of scrap steel can produce 0.9 tons of steel, which can save 47% of the cost compared to iron ore smelting, and can also reduce a large amount of air, water, and solid waste pollutants. It can be seen that scrap metal contains a large amount of renewable resources, and the recycling and reuse of scrap metal has enormous economic and environmental benefits.

According to statistics from the China Nonferrous Metals Association, in the past decade, China's recycled non-ferrous metals have experienced rapid development. The average annual growth rate of ten types of recycled non-ferrous metals, including copper, aluminum, and lead, has exceeded 27%. The production of several major recycled metals, such as copper, aluminum, lead, and zinc, increased from 720000 tons in 2000 to nearly 4 million tons in 2011. Among them, the production of recycled metal lead was 1.35 million tons in 2011, accounting for 29% of the lead production that year; In 2012, 1.362 million tons, accounting for 29.3% of the total lead production. Although the comprehensive benefits of recycled lead resources in China have developed rapidly in recent years, the production of recycled lead accounts for 60% or even more than 70% of its total production compared to developed countries abroad.

The government work reports in the past three years have all mentioned the energy conservation and environmental protection industry, which shows the central government's attention. The recycling and utilization industry of renewable resources will have great potential. Industry insiders say that as a company specializing in the recycling, processing and utilization of non-ferrous metal waste, the key is to enhance scientific research capabilities, continuously improve processes, and increase resource recovery rates.

The characteristics of the new normal in the scrap metal industry include: firstly, the import volume of scrap metal will decrease; Secondly, the imported varieties of scrap metal tend to be refined; The third is to encourage specialized recycling and dismantling enterprises to process and dispose of scrap metals.

At present, it is difficult for imported scrap metal to be replaced by domestic scrap metal recycling in the short term. However, the tense international financial environment and the policy requirements for environmental protection, resource conservation, energy conservation, and emission reduction in China have accelerated the pace and rapid development of the scrap metal recycling industry. In the unsaturated state of domestic recycling and reuse of renewable resources, recyclers should actively adapt to the new normal, follow the pace of economic structural transformation and upgrading, and become leaders in the industry.

Another analysis suggests that in 10 to 20 years, China's supply of scrap metal will significantly increase, and it may have to export excess products, which will have a huge impact on the global steel, metallurgy, and bulk raw material mining industries. With the improvement of global metal oversupply and the decline in mineral grades, the importance of scrap metal to China will increase. As the Chinese government strives to address pollution issues, a large amount of domestic scrap metal is beginning to emerge.

This also means that with the development of our country's economy, the scrap cycle of metals has just arrived, and the waste produced domestically is far from meeting the demand for raw materials in the recycling industry. From the perspective of China's economic development environment and resources, it can be foreseen that the recycled metal industry in our country still has huge development space. This new normal of scrap metal is an opportunity that cannot be missed for recyclers.

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