China’s National Standard for Recycling Steel Coordination Meeting was held by Qiu Qiwen, the head of the solid waste and chemical management department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, in Beijing on 23 September 2020,

Jiang Wei, Deputy Secretary of CPC of China Iron and Steel Association, suggested China should quickly institute national standards for the recycling steel, making good use of recycling steel products originated from domestic market and abroad.

Lu Chunsheng, Senior Engineer of China Metallurgical Information and Standardization Institute, detailed the technical specification and inspection rules for bettering imports.

Other issues like taxation, HS code, and product varieties were also discussed during the meeting.

In early this October, the kick-off discussions about the new standards for recycling steel will be held by the standard-setting board.