What is recycled copper? Recycled copper refers to the recycled metal made from scrap copper as raw material, which mainly refers to recycled brass and recycled bronze. Its raw materials mainly come from copper and its alloys in the production, processing and consumption process of the waste products, the edge of the end of the chips, waste instrumentation components and household goods.
In western countries, recycled copper (including the direct use of copper) in the total output of refined copper accounted for a high proportion of which France, the United Kingdom, the Federal Republic of Germany, etc. are more than 40%, and Italy almost 100% of the refined copper is recycled copper.
China’s recycled copper industry after years of rapid development, has formed a relatively complete industrial system, become an important part of China’s copper industry. But in recent years by the financial crisis, the development of recycled copper industry fluctuations. Due to the relative lack of accumulation of copper products in the domestic consumption field, copper products in the consumption field have not yet entered the peak period of end-of-life recycling, as well as domestic recycling policy and system imperfections and other factors, at this stage, the domestic recycling of copper scrap can not meet the raw material demand for the sustainable development of China’s recycled copper industry, imported copper scrap is still the main source of raw materials for China’s recycled copper industry, accounting for as much as 70%.
Recycled copper has obvious resource advantages and environmental benefits. (Adjustment and revitalization plan for the non-ferrous metal industry) clearly puts forward: focus on regeneration and utilization, vigorously develop the circular economy, accelerate the construction of non-ferrous metal recycling system covering the whole society, support the construction of non-ferrous metal recycling market in areas with conditions, dismantling the market, and support the construction of a number of conditional enterprises with an annual production capacity of 300,000 tons of recycled copper, aluminum and other production lines.
Nowadays, we all advocate environmental protection as the theme of many things, the word “waste to treasure” can often be heard, so for the recycling of things are concerned.
Recycled copper is also very widely used in the electrical, defense industry, construction industry, light industry, machinery manufacturing and other fields can be applied, in 2015 China’s economic restructuring to further deepen the domestic investment market has more recycled copper investment varieties.
