To promote regional cooperation, the third Spring Forum on Recycled Metals was grandly launched in Hanoi, Vietnam on May 10th. This forum was hosted by the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, and was jointly organized by the Recycled Metals Branch of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, the China International Trade Promotion Committee's Metallurgical Industry Committee, and Zhongshe Jinze (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. Representatives from government departments, international industry organizations, research institutions, parks, and enterprises along the industrial chain from over 20 countries and regions attended the conference, with approximately 400 participants.
Wang Jiwu, the deputy secretary-general of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association and the president of the Recycled Metals Branch, delivered a keynote speech titled "Abide by Partners, Innovate for Win-Win, and Jointly Explore the Broad Space of Recycled Nonferrous Metals". He comprehensively reviewed the global development trend of recycled nonferrous metals in 2025 and summarized the achievements of China's recycled nonferrous metals industry during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period. Currently, recycled nonferrous metals account for 34% of the total global nonferrous metal production, and China's output has remained the highest for consecutive years, playing an important supporting role in addressing global resource bottlenecks and promoting green and low-carbon transformation. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the association will focus on promoting four major actions: improving raw material guarantee, promoting innovation-driven development, expanding green and low-carbon development, and deepening international cooperation. It will continue to lead the high-quality development of the global recycled nonferrous metals industry. In the face of the new situation of accelerated adjustment of global industrial and supply chains, he pointed out that recycled nonferrous metals is a highly globalized and market-oriented strategic industry, and it is also a common opportunity for China and other countries around the world. He hopes that all parties will work together, deepen cooperation, share opportunities, and jointly face challenges, and jointly explore the broad space of the recycled nonferrous metals industry. The keynote speech session was chaired by Li Shien, the deputy director of the Recycled Metals Department of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association.
In the "Policy Impact and Industry Opportunities" special report session, Pham Cong Tan, Deputy Director of the Industrial Environment Management Department of the Industrial Safety and Environmental Technology Division of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, and Nguyen Thieu Cong, Researcher of the Agricultural and Environmental Strategic Policy Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Vietnam, provided in-depth interpretations of Vietnam's circular economy policy framework and investment guidelines. Currently, Vietnam has clear regulations on the recycling, processing, import and export, and environmental protection of recycled metals. Metal recycling utilization is in line with the incentive investment policy orientation, and there is great potential for international cooperation and industrial upgrading. Li Ting, the Executive Director and Chief Representative of the Beijing Office of the Rocky Mountain Institute, stated that the park is the best carrier for driving the energy conservation and carbon reduction of the entire industrial chain. It is recommended to focus on park cooperation to promote regional collaboration and green development. Liangfu Li, an Associate Senior Researcher of the Yusof Ishak Institute of Southeast Asia, focused on the new opportunities for the recycled metal industry in Southeast Asia under the new economic pattern, pointing out that there is a broad space for cooperation with China, the Middle East, and North America, and it will empower regional economic development. This session was chaired by Yang Shusheng, Deputy Director of the Recycled Nonferrous Metals Department of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association.
In the "Global Perspectives and Frontier Trends" special report session, Dr. Vu Thi Lan Phuong, a representative of Vietnam Metal Recycling Forum and a researcher at the Institute of Science and Technology Training and Application of Hanoi University of Architecture, introduced the current situation and development prospects of the Vietnamese metal recycling industry. Driven by electrification, the establishment of foreign investment projects, and carbon neutrality, the Vietnamese metal recycling industry is shifting from waste disposal to upgrading to strategic resource recycling, aiming to establish a Southeast Asian circular economy hub. Masahiro Shimazaki, the president of Japan IRuniverse Corporation, shared the current situation of metal recycling in Japan and the recent legal reforms, proposing to improve the incentive mechanism for recycling, upgrade pre-treatment technology, and explore digital product passports to reduce resource outflow. Amar Singh, the secretary-general of the Indian Recycled Resources Association, introduced the latest situation of the metal recycling market in India, stating that in the future, it will further strengthen the recycling system, optimize industrial policies, enhance technological innovation capabilities, and enhance global competitiveness. Carman Chew, a price analyst at Fastmarkets, analyzed the global trade difficulties and pattern changes in recycled metal raw materials under the influence of tariffs, carbon policies, and geopolitical conflicts, and also expressed optimism about the long-term upward trend of copper and aluminum prices. Ma Yuehai, the director of the Industrial and Information Technology Bureau of Dongxing City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, shared the concept of the "two-park cooperation" between China and Vietnam, proposing to build a cross-border industrial chain collaboration system through leveraging regional advantages and policy synergy, and promoting mutual benefit and win-win results. This session was chaired by Zhang Lin, the vice president of the Recycled Metal Branch of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association.
At an important juncture for the comprehensive deepening of industrial chain, supply chain and green development cooperation between China and Vietnam, this spring forum brought together government officials, industry leaders and leading enterprises from multiple countries. It focused on policy interpretation, trade connection, technology exchange and project investment, and coalesced the development consensus of "industrial symbiosis and green win-win". It has built an exchange and cooperation platform for the two countries of China and Vietnam as well as the global recycling and non-ferrous metal industry, and has played a positive and constructive role in strengthening supply chain resilience, innovating compliant trade models, solving the compliance problems for enterprises going global, and exploring a broad space for high-quality development.
