China Allows Imports of Certain Recycled Metal Raw Materials

China recently said it will not classify materials that meet the standards of recycling materials for brass, copper and aluminum alloys as solid wastes and will therefore allow those imports, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council reported Oct. 30. Those materials that meet China’s national standards can be “imported freely,” China said, while others may be imported if already covered by a 2020 import license for solid wastes that can be used under certain restrictions for scrap metal.