The revision of the national standard "Recycled Steel Raw Materials" was officially launched

On December 15, 2023, the kick-off meeting for the revision of the national standard "Recycled Steel Raw Materials" (GB/T 39733-2020) was held in Beijing. The national standard was submitted on December 29, 2022 to revise the project application, on April 6, 2023, the experts reviewed and approved the project application, and on December 1, 2023, the National Standards Committee officially issued the revision plan.

At the meeting, Zhang Haideng, deputy director of the Department of Raw Materials of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Gao Xingbao, director of the Solid Waste Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and Mo Hongpin, deputy director of the Energy Conservation Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, delivered speeches respectively, fully affirming the role of the introduction of the national standard of "recycled steel raw materials" in promoting the import of high-quality recycled steel raw materials, and put forward hopes and requirements for further revision and improvement of standards from the aspects of promoting low-carbon transformation, ensuring the import of recycled steel raw materials, guiding scrap steel processing, strengthening the construction of ecological civilization, and promoting the effective implementation of standards.

Jiang Wei, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Vice President and Secretary-General of China Iron and Steel Association, introduced the relevant situation of the formulation of the national standard of "Recycled Steel Raw Materials" in 2020, analyzed the current situation of the current import of recycled steel raw materials, and introduced the necessity and relevant background of further revising and improving the standard of "Recycled Steel Raw Materials". In terms of standard revision, he said that first, we should fully understand the importance of standard revision in the context of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality; Second, we should pay attention to research, respect science, seek truth from facts, and focus on the future; Third, we should strengthen cooperation, support each other, understand each other, and form a joint force; Fourth, in accordance with the national standard revision procedure, pay attention to standardization and systematic, and promote the standard revision work in a planned and step-by-step manner; Fifth, it is necessary to strengthen communication and exchanges, and promptly request instructions and reports to the relevant ministries and commissions of the state to ensure that the information is smooth and the direction is not biased.

Luo Tiejun, vice president of the Steel Association, said during the discussion that the revision of the standard should comprehensively balance the relationship between economy, ecology and safety, and follow the problem-oriented, goal-oriented and result-oriented proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping, so as to promote the import of recycled steel raw materials and prevent foreign garbage from being mixed in. He pointed out that the key to the problem is to figure out what is foreign garbage, in the inclusion standards and other key aspects to find a way that is acceptable to all parties and does not affect the import of recycled steel raw materials, do not stick to specific figures, can consider weakening the specific value, clear what can not be mixed in, and put an end to the import of foreign garbage.

At the meeting, the secretariat of the National Pig Iron and Ferroalloy Standardization Technical Committee reported on the comparison of the national standard of "Recycled Steel Raw Materials" (GB/T 39733-2020) with foreign standards such as Japan, the United States, and Russia, introduced the main content of the standard to be revised, and gave a detailed description of the test of technical indicators and the work arrangement for the preparation of the standard. Experts from iron and steel enterprises, import trade enterprises, customs, environmental protection research institutions and other experts conducted in-depth discussions and exchanges on key issues such as inclusion standards, mixed packaging standards, value-added tax collection, lower limit size of crushed materials, and import inspection and testing of recycled steel raw materials.

Feng Chao, deputy secretary-general of the Steel Association, presided over the meeting. A total of 70 representatives attended the meeting, including leaders and experts from 50 units, including Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., Ouyeel Chain Gold Renewable Resources Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Shagang Group Co., Ltd., Shougang Group Co., Ltd., China Scrap Iron and Steel Application Association, Metallurgical Industry Information Standards Research Institute, China Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Customs, China Inspection and Certification Group, Wushan Zhongda, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., and Anhui University of Technology. The convening of the meeting marked the official launch of the revision of the national standard of "Recycled Steel Raw Materials".