🇨🇳 China — Melting Scrap Directory

A country with extensive metals production and recycling industries. The list below contains 25 companies in China active in melting scrap, grouped by metal speciality.

📅 Last Updated: May 2026

Major hubs: Guangdong (Foshan), Zhejiang (Ningbo, Yuyao), Jiangsu, Shanghai, Anhui, Tianjin

China in the Global Melting Scrap Trade

China has extensive metals production and recycling industries. The country's regulatory regime for non-ferrous melting scrap was reshaped from 2017 through the National Sword policy and the 2020 restrictions on solid waste imports. Since 2021, recycled non-ferrous material may be imported when it meets purity standards under GB/T 38470-2019 and related specifications.

Domestic industry covers integrated copper smelting, aluminium production, an extensive steel sector spread across multiple provinces, and significant stainless steel manufacturing. Production and consumption clusters are concentrated in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Yunnan, with downstream manufacturing belts in the Pearl River and Yangtze River deltas.

The China Nonferrous Metals Industry Recycling Branch, operating under CNIA, is the industry body for the non-ferrous recycling sector.

Companies by Metal

The same company may appear under multiple metals where it handles more than one category.

⚙️ Steel (9)

Maanshan Iron & Steel (Magang)

Maanshan, Anhui • Steel producer, HKEX/SHE-listed

🏷️ Steel

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Baoshan Iron & Steel (Baosteel)

Shanghai • Largest Chinese steel producer

🏷️ Steel · Stainless Steel

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Ansteel Group

Anshan, Liaoning • Major Chinese steel producer

🏷️ Steel

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Hebei Iron & Steel (HBIS)

Shijiazhuang • Major Chinese steel producer

🏷️ Steel

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Jiangsu Shagang Group

Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu • Steel producer

🏷️ Steel

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Sinosteel Corporation

Beijing • State-owned steel trading

🏷️ Steel

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China Minmetals Corporation

Beijing • State-owned, all metals

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium · Zinc

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Xiamen C&D Inc

Xiamen, Fujian • Fortune Global 500 trader

🏷️ Steel · Copper

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Tsingshan Holding Group

Wenzhou, Zhejiang • Stainless steel and nickel giant

🏷️ Stainless Steel · Steel

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🟠 Copper (17)

Jiangxi Copper Corporation

Nanchang • Integrated copper smelter, SHE-listed

🏷️ Copper

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Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group

Tongling, Anhui • Integrated copper smelter

🏷️ Copper

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Yunnan Copper Industry Group

Kunming • Copper smelter

🏷️ Copper

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Ningbo Jintian Copper Group

Ningbo, Zhejiang • Copper alloys producer, SHE-listed

🏷️ Copper

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China Hailiang Group

Hangzhou, Zhejiang • Copper alloys producer, SHE-listed

🏷️ Copper

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Daye Nonferrous Metals Co

Huangshi, Hubei • Smelter

🏷️ Copper

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Anhui Xinke New Materials

Wuhu, Anhui • Copper alloys producer, publicly listed

🏷️ Copper

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Hunan Nonferrous Metals Holdings

Changsha • Non-ferrous, HKEX-listed

🏷️ Copper · Zinc

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Chinalco (Aluminum Corp of China)

Beijing • State aluminium giant

🏷️ Aluminium · Copper

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Zijin Mining Group

Fujian • Mining & smelting, HKEX-listed

🏷️ Copper · Zinc

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China Minmetals Corporation

Beijing • State-owned, all metals

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium · Zinc

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Citic Metal Group

Beijing • CITIC subsidiary

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Xiamen C&D Inc

Xiamen, Fujian • Fortune Global 500 trader

🏷️ Steel · Copper

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Aurubis China Recycling

Shanghai • Aurubis China subsidiary

🏷️ Copper

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GEM Co Ltd

Shenzhen • Recycler, SHE-listed

🏷️ Copper

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Chiho Tiande Group

Hong Kong • HKEX-listed recycler

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Zhejiang Hailiang Co Ltd

Zhuji, Zhejiang • Copper alloy tube producer

🏷️ Copper

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⚪ Aluminium (5)

China Hongqiao Group

Shandong • Aluminium producer, HKEX-listed

🏷️ Aluminium

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Chinalco (Aluminum Corp of China)

Beijing • State aluminium giant

🏷️ Aluminium · Copper

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China Minmetals Corporation

Beijing • State-owned, all metals

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium · Zinc

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Citic Metal Group

Beijing • CITIC subsidiary

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Chiho Tiande Group

Hong Kong • HKEX-listed recycler

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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🔵 Zinc (3)

Hunan Nonferrous Metals Holdings

Changsha • Non-ferrous, HKEX-listed

🏷️ Copper · Zinc

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Zijin Mining Group

Fujian • Mining & smelting, HKEX-listed

🏷️ Copper · Zinc

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China Minmetals Corporation

Beijing • State-owned, all metals

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium · Zinc

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→ View Zinc companies across all countries

✨ Stainless Steel (2)

Baoshan Iron & Steel (Baosteel)

Shanghai • Largest Chinese steel producer

🏷️ Steel · Stainless Steel

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Tsingshan Holding Group

Wenzhou, Zhejiang • Stainless steel and nickel giant

🏷️ Stainless Steel · Steel

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📈 Metal Prices & Exchanges

Melting scrap itself does not trade on any exchange. Its price is calculated by traders against the underlying metal prices on the major exchanges, with adjustments for grade and condition. The links below lead to the official pages of the exchanges and price-reporting services most often referenced by the trade.

🇬🇧 LME — London Metal Exchange

Industrial metals — copper, zinc, lead, aluminium, tin, nickel, steel rebar/scrap.

→ View LME prices

🇺🇸 COMEX (CME Group) — Copper Futures

US copper futures with live prices, charts, and contract specifications.

→ View COMEX copper

🇨🇳 SHFE — Shanghai Futures Exchange

China's domestic copper, zinc, aluminium, lead and nickel futures.

→ View SHFE prices

🇨🇳 SMM — Shanghai Metals Market

Non-ferrous and ferrous metals price portal — copper, zinc, aluminium, steel scrap.

→ View SMM prices

🇮🇳 MCX India — Copper, Zinc, Aluminium

India's Multi Commodity Exchange — copper, zinc, aluminium, lead, nickel futures.

→ View MCX prices

🇩🇪 Westmetall — LME Tracker

Daily LME price tracker — copper, tin, lead, zinc, aluminium, nickel.

→ View Westmetall

🇦🇪 DGCX — Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange

Dubai commodity exchange — copper futures and other metals.

→ View DGCX

📊 Trading Economics — Metals Dashboard

Commodity prices across copper, steel, zinc, aluminium with charts.

→ View Trading Economics

📰 SteelOrbis — Steel & Steel Scrap Prices

Steel scrap and steel product price reporting and news.

→ Visit SteelOrbis

📰 Argus Metals

Argus Media commodity pricing for ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

→ Visit Argus Metals

📰 Fastmarkets MB

Metal Bulletin — pricing and news across all metal scrap categories.

→ Visit Fastmarkets

📰 S&P Global Platts Metals

S&P Global Platts metals pricing benchmarks.

→ Visit Platts

Steel scrap follows the Turkish HMS export benchmark and the CME rebar contract. Copper scrap follows the LME copper price minus a grade-based discount. Aluminium scrap follows the LME aluminium price.

🏛️ Global Trade Associations

Public industry bodies covering ferrous and non-ferrous melting scrap worldwide. Tap any link to visit their official site.

BIR — Bureau of International Recycling

🌍 Global • Brussels. International recycling industry federation with members across many countries.

🔗 Visit bir.org

MRAI — Material Recycling Association of India

🇮🇳 India • Mumbai. Industry body for ferrous and non-ferrous metal recyclers. Affiliated with BIR and ReMA.

🔗 Visit mrai.org.in

ReMA — Recycled Materials Association (ISRI)

🇺🇸 USA • Washington DC. Industry body that publishes the ReMA (ISRI) scrap specifications used internationally.

🔗 Visit recycledmaterials.org

BMRA — British Metals Recycling Association

🇬🇧 UK • Cambridgeshire. Trade body for the UK metals recycling industry. Affiliated with BIR.

🔗 Visit recyclemetals.org

BMR — Bureau of Middle East Recycling

🇦🇪 Dubai. Regional association for the GCC and Middle East scrap industry.

🔗 Visit bmr.ae

EuRIC — European Recycling Industries Confederation

🇪🇺 Brussels. Umbrella body for Europe's recycling industries.

🔗 Visit euric-aisbl.eu

CMRA — China Nonferrous Metals Recycling

🇨🇳 Beijing. Operates under CNIA — governs non-ferrous metal scrap import standards.

🔗 Visit cmra.cn

MRA Malaysia — Malaysian Recyclers Association

🇲🇾 Klang, Selangor. Industry body for Malaysia's metals recycling sector.

🔗 Visit mrassociation.org

BDSV — German Steel & Metal Recycling

🇩🇪 Düsseldorf. Represents Germany's ferrous and non-ferrous scrap industry.

🔗 Visit bdsv.org

VRA — Vietnam Recycling Association

🇻🇳 Hanoi. Coordinates Vietnam's non-ferrous and ferrous metals recycling sector.

🔗 Visit vra.com.vn

LME — London Metal Exchange

🌍 Global. Industrial metals exchange — copper, zinc, lead, aluminium, tin, nickel, steel.

🔗 Visit lme.com

ICSG — International Copper Study Group

🇵🇹 Lisbon. Intergovernmental copper trade statistics and analysis.

🔗 Visit icsg.org

World Steel Association

🇧🇪 Brussels. The global trade body for the steel industry.

🔗 Visit worldsteel.org

International Aluminium Institute

🇬🇧 London. The global aluminium industry body.

🔗 Visit IAI

International Lead & Zinc Study Group

🇵🇹 Lisbon. Intergovernmental lead and zinc statistics and analysis.

🔗 Visit ilzsg.org

Nickel Institute

🇨🇦 Toronto. Nickel industry body.

🔗 Visit nickelinstitute.org

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