According to reports, the Chinese government may ban traders from importing copper scrap from the beginning of 2018 in order to increase the crackdown on imported scrap metal and reduce heavy industry pollution. According to the report, the Chinese authorities have imposed stricter requirements on the import license of scrap metal, making importing almost impossible. The Chinese government has previously announced a ban on the import of certain scrap metals, including copper scrap, from the end of 2018.

2. London's largest copper producer buys a stake in Anglo American for £2 billion

Anil Agarwal took a bold move on March 15 to acquire up to 12% of Anglo American's shares. Anglo American, a mining company listed in London, has always been the main competitor of Vedanta Resources, which he runs.

3. The first batch of Philippine copper mines imported from Meizhou

On March 23, a batch of imported copper ore weighing 50 tons arrived in Meizhou from the Philippines. This is the first batch of ore products imported by the Meizhou region this year. After receiving the inspection application, Meizhou Inspection and Quarantine took samples of the batch of products as soon as possible, and quickly carried out relevant inspections and treatments.

4. The world's first case! El Salvador bans metal mining

El Salvador's parliament held a vote on March 29, and the bill to ban the mining of metal ore was passed with the support of 70 members of different parties. This means that all exploration, refining and processing of metals, whether on the ground or underground, is prohibited; the use of toxic chemicals such as cyanide and mercury is prohibited.

5. Tanzania bans the export of some mineral resources such as copper

Since March, Tanzania has banned the export of gold, copper, nickel and silver to ensure that the value-added activities of mineral resources are completed in the country.

6. BHP Billiton cut 17% of copper output in 2017

BHP Billiton’s first-quarter production report released on April 26 stated that in the nine months ending in March 2017, copper production fell 20% year-on-year to 939,000 tons, while copper output in the first quarter of 2017 was 227,000 tons.

7. Shenyang builds the first 100 billion yuan copper industrial base in Northeast China

Liaoning Province proposes to build an equipment manufacturing system with innovative leadership, green and low-carbon characteristics during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, and become an important advanced equipment manufacturing base in my country. It is imminent to speed up the construction of the copper industry base in the Northeast and form a relatively complete industrial chain.

8. The largest copper and aluminum wire and cable manufacturer in Northwest China landed in Qinghai

Qinghai Xingming Power Material Co., Ltd., the largest wire and cable manufacturer in Northwest China, was officially put into operation. This means that Qinghai will be able to produce medium and high voltage and even ultra-high voltage cross-linked power cables by itself, and develop and produce high altitude suitable for high altitude areas. Differentiated new products such as cold-resistant photovoltaic cables, new energy charging pile cables, and corrosion-resistant aluminum alloy wires.

9. Kamoa may become the world's largest undeveloped copper mine

Camora-Kakura is the world's largest high-grade copper deposit, replacing the Pebble copper mine in Alaska to become the world's largest undeveloped copper mine.

10. Forbes 2000 list announced the world's top 36 non-ferrous metals

Forbes released the 2017 Global 2000 list, and Zijin Mining ranked 1,200th on the list due to its good performance. Among the 36 non-ferrous metal companies on the list, it ranks 18th, and it ranks second among the domestic non-ferrous metal companies on the list.

11. The first large-scale copper mine was discovered in Nepal, with an average grade of 7.9%, rare in the world

The First Geological and Mineral Exploration Institute of Shandong Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources discovered an extra-large copper deposit in Wapsa Town, Solukumbu County, Nepal, with an average grade of 7.9%. It is preliminary predicted that the amount of copper metal resources will reach a large-scale or larger scale.

12. The first lead-free copper project in Xinjiang was put into production in Fukang

The production workshop of Xinjiang Zhengyuantai Copper Alloy Technology Co., Ltd. in Fukang Industrial Park, Xinjiang’s first lead-free copper project was officially put into operation. It is understood that the total investment of the project is 380 million yuan, 260 million yuan has been invested, and the brass rod and wire production line has been officially put into operation. The project is officially put into production, and it is expected to produce 100,000 tons of various copper alloy products per year.

13. Seminar on Intelligent Manufacturing of Non-ferrous Metals was held in Shanghai

On September 22, a seminar on "Non-Ferrous Metal Intelligent Manufacturing" co-organized by Shanghai Nonferrous Metals Society and Shanghai University of Applied Sciences and co-organized by Shanghai Nonferrous Metals Industry Association was held at Shanghai University of Applied Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering Hundreds of academicians, university professors, engineering technology and intelligent manufacturing technology experts, and business managers gathered together to discuss the application and development of intelligent manufacturing in the non-ferrous metal industry. Professor Liu Xinkuan of the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology pointed out that the current copper processing industry enterprises are facing problems such as a large number of enterprises, poor industrial concentration, overcapacity, serious homogeneity competition, fewer alloy varieties, and slow product updates. He took lead frame materials as an example. There are more than 100 kinds of proprietary alloy series developed abroad, and there are only two kinds in my country.

14. Germany developed green laser 3D printing technology for copper materials

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology are developing a green laser selective laser melting (SLM) system for 3D printing of pure copper or copper alloys. The project was named "Green SLM". The idea behind the "Green SLM" project: develop a green laser beam that can melt copper and copper alloys. Compared with a laser with a wavelength of 1μm, copper is easier to absorb a laser with a wavelength of 515nm. Therefore, using a green laser with a wavelength of 515nm as a copper SLM 3D printing energy can reduce the demand for laser energy while providing focus accuracy. If researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology develop a green laser for SLM 3D printers, it is expected to achieve efficient printing of copper materials. The researchers said: "We hope to obtain a more uniform molten pool dynamics in order to improve the density and accuracy of printed copper materials."

15. Tongguan Copper Foil Company's new products break the international technology monopoly

The ultra-low profile electronic copper foil product developed by Anhui Tongguan Copper Foil Co., Ltd. won the title of "New Product of Anhui Province" in 2017. Copper crown copper foil company's new product ultra-low profile electronic copper foil, because of its low surface roughness, can well solve the "skin effect" in the high-frequency signal attenuation and the printed circuit board signal The influence of distortion can be widely used in the manufacture of high-speed and high-frequency printed circuit boards. Because this series of copper foil belongs to the high-precision technology products in the field of electronic copper foil, it is difficult to produce, the preparation process technology is complicated, and the product quality requirements are high. Before this, only Japanese copper foil manufacturers can mass-produce such high-tech products. , The domestic demand of electronic copper foil for high-frequency and high-speed printed circuit boards basically relies on imports, and its production technology is in urgent need of development.

16. The application for the establishment of copper futures options on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was approved

On November 19, it was learned from the Shanghai Futures Exchange (hereinafter referred to as the “Shanghai Futures Exchange”) that the application for the establishment of the Shanghai Futures Exchange’s copper futures options had been approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission. This is my country's first industrial product option product, which further enriches the risk management tools of the domestic non-ferrous metal derivatives market. In the opinion of analysts, the development of listed copper futures options can not only provide more refined risk management tools for enterprises related to the copper industry chain, improve the flexibility of corporate risk management, but also improve the investor structure of the domestic copper futures market, which is beneficial to In the construction of an international financial center, my country has raised its voice in international pricing for copper.

17. Guangxi's first copper concentrate container sea-rail combined transport train opened

The X9564 train consisting of 96 containers, a container train full of 2,400 tons of imported copper concentrate, slowly departed from Fangchenggang Station. This is the first copper concentrate container sea-rail train from Fangchenggang to Yunnan Taohuacun Station. The intermodal train is also the first “point-to-point” intermodal transport of imported container copper ore in Guangxi.

18. Chile's national copper industry will soon adopt a new pricing model to sell copper

Oscar Landerretche, Chairman of Chile's National Copper Codelco, revealed that in the next few months, Codelco will start selling priced copper, taking into account the environmental footprint of production and other factors.

19. The nickel-cobalt research and design institute of Jinchuan Group independently developed an automatic stripping unit for copper electrolysis starting pole piece, which has attracted the attention of the industry

At the 2nd National (Dongying) Nonferrous Metals Industry Exhibition held in Shandong in November 2017, the automatic stripping unit for copper electrolysis starting pole piece independently developed by the Nickel Cobalt Research and Design Institute of Jinchuan Group attracted the attention of the industry. The automatic stripping unit for the copper electrolysis starter piece is independently developed by the Nickel Cobalt Research and Design Institute of Jinchuan Group. It is used for the stripping of the copper starter piece on the titanium seed plate. It is a combination of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, vacuum, electrical, testing and automatic control. This advanced technology is an automatic unit that realizes the functions of opening, stripping, boxing, clamping strip correction, and seed plate arrangement on the seed plate. It is the key equipment to realize the automatic stripping of the start electrode in the production of copper electrolysis. The automatic stripping and packing of the copper starter pole piece was realized, and the history of manual stripping of the copper electrolysis system was ended.

20. Asian Copper Week: "One Belt One Road" promotes the pace of international production capacity cooperation

On November 28, 2017 Asian Copper Week opened in Shanghai. The event was co-sponsored by the Chilean Copper and Mining Research Center and the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association. Chen Quanxun, President of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, and Shang Fushan, Vice President, attended the event. Chen Quanxun said at the event that under the impetus of the national "One Belt One Road" initiative, Chinese companies have accelerated their international production capacity cooperation, and the cooperation and exchanges between China and the world's copper industry have become closer, and the economic and social benefits brought by both parties to the cooperation have become more obvious. Through hard work, we will add new momentum to the promotion of inclusive, harmonious, mutually beneficial and shared cooperation and exchanges. Over the past six years, the participation of Asian Copper Week has been continuously expanded and the level has been continuously improved. It has become an important platform for the global copper industry to strengthen exchanges, enhance mutual trust, and deepen cooperation. It is necessary to make full use of this platform to jointly explore the development of China and the world's copper industry. New chapter.

21. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued an announcement to clarify the limit of toxic and harmful elements in imported copper concentrates

On December 8, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued the "Announcement of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Ministry of Commerce on Promulgating the Limits of Toxic and Hazardous Elements in Imported Copper Concentrates" (hereinafter referred to as the "Announcement"). The "Announcement" clarified that copper concentrate products refer to concentrate products for copper smelting with a copper content of not less than 13% obtained by flotation or other methods of beneficiation of copper-bearing ores. The "Announcement" emphasizes that the limited amount of toxic and harmful elements required in imported copper concentrates include lead, arsenic, fluorine, cadmium, and mercury. The specific requirements are: lead (Pb) must not be greater than 6.00%, arsenic (As) must not be greater than 0.50%, fluorine (F) must not be greater than 0.10%, cadmium (Cd) must not be greater than 0.05%, and mercury (Hg) must not be greater than 0.01%. The "Announcement" requires that the arbitration analysis method for the chemical composition of lead, arsenic, fluorine, cadmium, and mercury in copper concentrates shall be in accordance with GB/T 3884.5, GB/T3884.6, GB/T3884.7, GB/T3884.9, GB /T3884.11.

22. Public announcement of the selection of China's top ten copper plate and strip companies

On December 18, the China Nonferrous Metal Processing Industry Association selected 23 China's top 20 construction aluminum profile companies (including 13 top ten companies) and 10 China's top ten copper sheet and strip companies (including 5 top five companies). List and ranking of the top ten Chinese copper plate and strip companies: 1. 2. Anhui Chujiang Technology New Materials Co., Ltd., Ningbo Xingye Shengtai Group Co., Ltd. (tie); 3. 3. Anhui Xinke Copper Industry Co., Ltd.; 4. CNMC Aobot Copper and Aluminum Co., Ltd.; 5. Ningbo Jintian Copper (Group) Co., Ltd.; 6. Tongling Jinwei Copper Industry Co., Ltd.; 7. Anhui Zhongyuan New Materials Co., Ltd.; 8. Zhejiang Libo Industrial Co., Ltd.; 9. Jiangxi Jinpin Copper Technology Co., Ltd.; 10. Zhejiang Garden Copper Industry Co., Ltd.