Recently, the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CNIA) officially announced the results of the 2025 credit rating evaluation for enterprises in the nonferrous metals industry. Qinghai Provincial Investment Western Hydropower Company was successfully awarded the industry title of "AAA Credit Enterprise." This rating represents the highest honor in industry credit evaluation and signifies that the enterprise’s achievements in credit development have received authoritative recognition. Next, Western Hydropower Company will take this award as an opportunity to continue deepening the development of its credit system, strengthen compliance management and risk prevention and control, and continuously enhance its corporate governance capabilities.

According to the 2022 China Lithium Industry Report White Paper released by the China Non-Ferrous Metals Industry Association (CNIA), China’s lithium carbonate capacity was 600,000 mt last year.

According to the 2022 China Lithium Industry Report White Paper released by the China Non-Ferrous Metals Industry Association (CNIA), China’s output of basic lithium salt products (including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, lithium chloride, etc.) stood at 631,000 mt of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) in 2022, up 31.46% YoY.

When Trump announced the launch of a $12 billion "Gold Reserve Plan" at the White House to procure and stockpile critical minerals such as rare earths, gallium, and cobalt for manufacturers, the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CNIA) was also studying the inclusion of copper concentrates in the national reserves. The global strategic resource reserve system is undergoing rapid restructuring, and a resource security battle centered on critical minerals has quietly begun. In early February 2026, the world's two largest economies almost simultaneously announced strategic reserve plans for critical minerals. The Trump administration officially launched a $12 billion critical mineral reserve project named the "Gold Reserve Plan." This plan aims to establish a 60-day emergency mineral reserve, utilizing $10 billion in loans from the US Export-Import Bank and approximately $2 billion in private capital to procure and stockpile critical mineral resources such as rare earths, gallium, and cobalt. From the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act setting clear recycling rate targets to the US’s tax incentive policies, a global policy network covering legislation, subsidies, and standards is taking shape. For China, the recycling industry of rare and precious metals is not only a vital component of resource security but also a key link in achieving the "dual carbon" goals and ensuring supply chain autonomy and control.

The global strategic resource reserve system is undergoing rapid restructuring, and a resource security battle centered on critical minerals has quietly begun.

SHANGHAI, Mar 21 (SMM) – Russia dominated China’s primary aluminium imports in the first two months of 2023, followed by Iran and Bahrain.