on the Issuance of the Work Programme for the Steady Growth of the Nonferrous Metals Industry All provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and cities with separate plans, the competent departments of industry and information technology in Sinkiang Production and Construction Corps, the Development and Reform Commission, the Finance Department (Bureau), the competent departments of natural resources, the competent departments of commerce, Grain and Material Reserve Bureau, Guangdong Branch of the General Administration of Customs and all customs directly under the General Administration of Customs: The Work Plan for Steady Growth of the Nonferrous Metals Industry is hereby printed and distributed to you. Please implement it carefully in light of the actual situation. Ministry of
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of Customs State Grain and Reserve Administration 0 HTML0 UNK1 21 August 2023 0 HTML0 UNK1 8 Work Plan for Steady Growth of the Nonferrous Metals Industry 0 HTML0 UNK1 9 The nonferrous metals industry is an important support for the development of strategic emerging industries and defense-related science, technology and industry, and an important field for safeguarding national resource security and industrial security, involving a wide variety of products, a wide range of applications and outstanding strategic value. In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Central Economic Work Conference, put steady growth in the first place, promote the effective improvement of the quality and reasonable growth of the non-ferrous metal industry, and achieve the expected development goals, this plan is specially formulated for the implementation period of 2023-2024. 0 HTML 0 UNK2 0 I. General Requirements 0 HTML 0 UNK2 1 (1) Guiding Ideology 0 HTML 0 UNK2 2 Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, we should fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party, fully implement the deployment of the Central Economic Work Conference, adhere to problem orientation and goal orientation, and strengthen the concept of system. To better coordinate development and security, we should take deepening the structural reform of the supply side as the main line, accelerate the implementation of the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Raw Materials Industry", gather all forces, focus on optimizing supply, promoting investment, expanding consumption and stabilizing foreign trade, cultivate the endogenous driving force for the growth of the non-ferrous metal industry, and enhance the supply structure to the effective demand. Promote the steady growth of the non-ferrous metal industry and provide strong support for the steady development of the industrial economy. 0 HTML0 UNK2 3 (II) Basic Principles 0 HTML0 UNK2 4 Insist on coordination between supply and demand. Based on the new development pattern and new requirements, we should optimize the allocation of production factors, strengthen the connection between upstream and downstream, enhance the ability of resource support, and meet and create demand with safe, reliable, high-quality and effective supply. 0 HTML0 UNK2 5 Insist on innovation leading. Give full play to the role of innovation as the first driving force, strive to break through supply constraints, strengthen cooperation between industry, University and research, strengthen the transformation and application of technological achievements, and promote the transformation of development momentum from relying on scale expansion to innovation-driven. 0 HTML0 UNK2 6 Adhere to green development. Accelerate the green transformation of development mode, properly handle the relationship between industry growth and ecological environmental protection, strengthen technology energy saving and carbon reduction, strengthen the layout of green agglomeration, and promote the green and low-carbon development of the whole industrial chain. 0 HTML0 UNK2 7 Stick to 2-wheel drive. Give full play to the decisive role of the market in the allocation of resources and stimulate the vitality of enterprises. We should better play the role of the government, strengthen policy coordination, create a good environment for development, and boost market confidence. 0 HTML 0 UNK2 8 II. Major Targets 0 HTML 0 UNK2 92023 — 2024, the main targets for the steady growth of the nonferrous metals industry are: to maintain steady growth in the output of copper, aluminum and other major products, to achieve an average annual growth rate of about 5% in the output of ten kinds of nonferrous metals, and to make positive progress in the development of domestic resources such as copper and lithium. The supply quality of non-ferrous metal deep processing products has been further improved, and the supply and demand have basically achieved a dynamic balance. Operating income has maintained growth, investment in fixed assets has continued to grow, trade structure has been continuously optimized, green and intelligent transformation and upgrading has been accelerated, and unit energy consumption of copper, lead and other smelting products has decreased by more than 2% annually. We will strive to increase the added value of the non-ferrous metal industry by about 5.5% year-on-year in 2023 and by 5.0 HTML 0 UNK3 in 2024. 3. Work initiatives 0 HTML 0 UNK3 1 (1) to enhance supply capacity. Ensuring steady growth of upstream and downstream industries 0 HTML0 UNK3 21. In view of the shortage of strategic minerals such as copper, aluminum, nickel, lithium and platinum group metals, the Group strengthened domestic exploration and development, and formulated an overall plan for the development of key resources such as lithium and industrial development. Key areas are encouraged to formulate resource industry plans and lists of resource development projects, strengthen policy support and factor guarantee, speed up the approval process of project approval, energy assessment, environmental assessment and safety facilities design review by setting up green channels, promote the construction of new projects, the commissioning of projects under construction and the expansion of production projects, and accelerate the formation of physical workload. Conditional areas are encouraged to carry out key technological research and industrial tests such as comprehensive utilization of high-alumina fly ash, efficient extraction of lithium and magnesium from salt lakes, and absorption of lithium mica tailings. We will accelerate the construction of a basic data platform for the strategic mineral resources industry and provide public services for enterprises to develop and utilize mineral resources at home and abroad. 0 HTML0 UNK3 32. Build a platform for matching supply and demand between upstream and downstream, guide non-ferrous metal resources development and smelting enterprises to sign long-term procurement agreements with downstream users, and stabilize the supply of key products such as copper, aluminum and lithium. Scientifically regulate the development and utilization scale of rare earth, tungsten and other mineral resources, and effectively guarantee the domestic market supply. We will improve the "red, yellow and blue" early warning mechanism for the supply of bulk raw materials, strengthen the guidance of expectations, and guard against large price fluctuations and malicious speculation. Increase the national reserve of important non-ferrous metals, improve the regulation mechanism of the national reserve market, enhance the regulation ability of the national reserve market, give full play to the role of expected guidance and demand traction, support key enterprises to carry out commercial reserves, and regulate the relationship between supply and demand in a scientific and orderly manner. 0 HTML 0 UNK3 43. Focusing on the fields of new energy vehicles, new generation information technology, aerospace, energy saving and carbon reduction, we will give full play to the role of demonstration platforms for the production and application of new materials and manufacturing innovation centers. We will support the R & D and industrialization of high-end materials such as high specific energy cathode materials, ultra-high purity metals, high-quality semiconductor materials, key materials for high-end industrial mother machines, large-sized light alloys and new zinc alloys, and focus on the creation, application and protection of high-quality intellectual property rights. Local governments are encouraged to build pilot platforms in various forms according to the industrial characteristics of the region, so as to promote the industrialization of research and development achievements of new materials and processes. Scientific research institutes are encouraged to strengthen basic research and original innovation, and support the development and engineering of frontier materials such as superconducting materials, high-entropy alloys, liquid metals and additive manufacturing materials. 0 HTML0 UNK3 54. We will carry out standardized announcement management in key industries such as copper, aluminum, lead, zinc and magnesium, guide factor resources to gather in superior enterprises, and cultivate key enterprises in resource development and smelting. To cultivate the "chain owner" enterprises of copper, lithium, nickel, tungsten, antimony and other important non-ferrous metal industry chains, and to match the world-class enterprises in terms of resource allocation, brand value, innovation ability and internationalization, so as to enhance the compr ehensive competitiveness of enterprises. Focusing on the strategic direction of energy transformation metals, lightweight materials and integrated circuit materials, we will cultivate a number of specialized and new "Little Giant" enterprises and individual champion enterprises. Promote enterprises to participate in the pilot work of grading evaluation of quality management capability, and encourage enterprises to climb to excellent quality. We will support the construction of intensive processing industrial clusters in areas with a good foundation for the non-ferrous metal industry, and build an industrial ecology in which leading enterprises pull, upstream and downstream coordinate, and large and medium-sized enterprises integrate and develop. 0 HTML0 UNK3 6 (II) Intensify technical renovation to promote high-end, intelligent and green development of the industry 0 HTML0 UNK3 7 5. Strengthen the tracking, scheduling and service guarantee of major projects in the 14th Five-Year Plan, and promote the completion of project construction on schedule. Local governments are encouraged to speed up the construction of major investment projects in non-ferrous metals, ensure production factors such as energy resources, land use and employment, and strive for early construction, early commissioning and early effectiveness. We will optimize the investment and business environment and attract more private capital to participate in the development of strategic resources, new materials and other major projects.
6. Organize and implement the implementation plan of carbon peak in non-ferrous metal industry, accelerate the promotion of green low-carbon mature technology around the road map of low-carbon technology development, develop key common technologies and subversive technologies, and enhance the level of green development in the whole process. We will increase support for technological transformation and guide enterprises such as copper, aluminum, lead, zinc, magnesium and industrial silicon to upgrade their energy-saving and carbon-reducing processes. We will accelerate the construction of a green and low-carbon public service platform for the non-ferrous metal industry, provide low-carbon technical services and solutions for enterprises, and build a benchmark enterprise for energy conservation and carbon reduction. We will support industry associations in evaluating green products and carbon footprints, and accelerate the formulation of systematic management and technical standards for carbon emissions.
7. Publicize and implement the Guidelines for the Construction of Intelligent Manufacturing Standard System in Non-ferrous Metals Industry (2023 Edition), and accelerate the development of information identification, intelligent production of key varieties, intelligent factory evaluation and other standards. We will support industry associations, industry alliances, research institutes and digital service providers to carry out diagnostic consultation and cloud sharing of intelligent experience, accelerate the development of intelligent solutions with good economy, quick results and wide applicability, promote breakthroughs in manufacturing technology and technological innovation, and build pilot benchmarking enterprises. To cultivate a number of suppliers of system solutions and accelerate the popularization and application of intelligent manufacturing technology, equipment, standards and advanced models.
(3) Guiding the upgrading of product consumption and fostering new growth momentum
of the industry 8. Focusing on copper, aluminum, silicon, magnesium and other varieties with large consumption scale and growth potential, we will expand the application field, scale and level of materials and products by strengthening upstream and downstream docking, holding large-scale exhibitions and building model projects. Focusing on housing improvement, urban infrastructure construction, food packaging and other aspects, we will accelerate the promotion of aluminum furniture, aluminum alloy building templates and enclosure panels, high-performance copper-aluminum composite materials, aluminum urban public facilities, copper water pipes for construction, aluminum foil packaging products for food and other products, and encourage enterprises to explore and develop magnesium alloy building templates. Focusing on new energy vehicles, ", focusing on new energy, new generation of information technology, major technical equipment and other key areas, we will improve the standards and norms for the design, quality and use of non-ferrous metal products, as well as the variety system, and promote the development of product serialization. Support non-ferrous metal production enterprises to establish a cooperation mode of early intervention in R & D and continuous improvement in the later stage with users such as automobiles and electronics, and provide customized, functional and specialized products and comprehensive services. Support industry associations and professional organizations to carry out quality benchmarking activities, and select a number of typical products and benchmarking enterprises for quality management innovation and quality improvement. Support third-party organizations to carry out brand value evaluation, brand promotion week and other activities, and cultivate a number of enterprise brands with strong market competitiveness and high international visibility.
(4) Optimizing import and export trade and improving the level
of industry opening and cooperation 10. Actively do a good job as a green and stable supplier of global non-ferrous metal products, implement stable foreign trade policies and measures, support enterprises to participate in overseas exhibitions to expand orders, and increase export credit insurance support. We will encourage the export of deep-processed products such as aluminium products and products, copper products and products, and magnesium products, so as to enhance the added value of non-ferrous metal products. Supporting enterprises that meet the requirements of industry norms to carry out processing trade such as copper concentrates. Support enterprises to give full play to regional advantages and expand peripheral markets such as Southeast Asia. Give full play to the advantages of equipment, materials, technology, standards and services of the non-ferrous metal industry, and strengthen industrial cooperation with countries and regions along the "the Belt and Road".
11. Support smelting enterprises to sign long-term purchase agreements with foreign mining enterprises, and increase the import of raw materials such as copper concentrate, bauxite, nickel concentrate, lithium concentrate and cobalt intermediate smelting products. We will improve the standard system for renewable raw materials and expand the scope and scale of imports of high-quality renewable raw materials. We will improve the import inspection standards for mineral products and renewable resources products, support the construction of rapid detection capacity, and improve the efficiency of customs clearance for imported products.
4. Safeguard measures
12. Relevant departments should guide key areas to implement policies and measures for the steady growth of the non-ferrous metal industry, promote precise policies and further release policy effects. Relevant local departments should give full play to the role of coordination mechanism for steady industrial growth, strengthen organizational leadership, formulate and improve relevant policies and supporting measures in light of the characteristics of the development of non-ferrous metals industry in the region, coordinate and solve the pain points and difficulties in the development of enterprises, strengthen the guarantee of land use, employment, logistics and other factors, and ensure stable production and normal operation of enterprises.
13. Make full use of existing funding channels to increase support for green manufacturing, intelligent manufacturing and high-end manufacturing. We should make good use of the first batch of insurance compensation policies for new materials and promote new materials and products of non-ferrous metals. Give full play to the role of the national platform for industrial and financial cooperation, and make comprehensive use of credit, bonds, funds and other financial instruments to support the development of key enterprises that meet the requirements of industry norms or self-discipline conventions. To study the differential management policy of "two high and one capital" projects, and support the development of enterprises with advanced energy consumption indicators that meet the industry standards.
14. Strengthen the operation monitoring of key areas, major parks, leading enterprises and major projects, closely track the price of key products, social inventory, capacity utilization rate, market supply and demand and price changes, strengthen early warning and analysis of emerging problems, and do a good job in policy reserve. Regularly organize industry analysis and operation meetings, conduct special research on industry operation, publish industry prosperity index and operation report, strengthen expectation management, and guide enterprises to invest rationally and make scientific decisions.
15. Summarize and publicize the good experiences and good practices of various regions and relevant enterprises in steady growth in a timely manner, respond to social concerns in a timely manner, and stimulate market innovation. Local governments are encouraged to commend non-ferrous metal enterprises with rapid industrial growth and in line with the direction of transformation and upgrading. Industry associations are encouraged to give full play to the role of bridge and link, carry out activities such as quality improvement, brand building and new product promotion, and foster new momentum for industry growth. We will improve the enterprise assessment system and encourage more non-ferrous metal enterprises to innovate in technology and application and transform their achievements.