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ISRI received information that the Chinese Government will allow CCIC’s Canadian operations to temporarily undertake pre-shipment inspections and issue certificates for U.S. scrap shipments bound for China. The  authorization was issued beginning yesterday through the end of the suspension of the U.S. operations on June 4. Containers will still be subject to 100% inspection upon arrival. We...

In a public notice, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (which superseded the former Ministry of Environmental Protection) notes that “any material that does not need to be restored and processed for its original use purpose shall not be managed as solid waste.”  We believe this to mean that China will only accept manufacture-ready material, and...

“The Chinese Government’s announcement will have an impact on more than 676,000 metric tons, worth about $278 million, in U.S. scrap commodity exports to China in the first year and another 85,000 metric tons worth more than $117 million in the second year,” says ReMA President Robin Wiener.  “Although we anticipated more import restrictions would...

Brian Shine to serve as association’s new chair (Washington, DC) – During its 2018 convention and exposition, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) elected four new national officers who will lead the association and industry over the next two years. In addition, the ReMA Board of Directors elected four directors-at-large and one associate director....

In an announcement by the General Administration of Customs (English and Chinese) on May 3, the U.S. operations of CCIC North America were suspended for one month beginning on May 4, which was confirmed in a letter from CCIC to its customers. As a result no inspections can be arranged or certificates issued during this...