Leveraging the dual-carbon strategy and the broader trend of circular economy development, China’s recycled metals industry led the world in scale while also facing numerous development challenges. To help enterprises seize industry policy and market opportunities and address industry development challenges, SMM will hold a major event in Ningbo, Zhejiang, from August 17 to 18, 2026 , namely the 2026 SMM Recycled Metals Industry Peak Forum and Casting & Smelting Technology Special Session . sincerely invites you to witness and participate in building an international platform for exchange and cooperation, resource sharing, and collaborative innovation, supporting the establishment and improvement of a global resource recycling and utilization system, and contributing to the global green economic transition. Click the link to register for the conference immediately. Booth No.: E14 Yinuo Instruments: Analyzing the Future was a leading technology-based company in China, focusing on scientific instruments and industrial equipment for nearly two decades. It was a comprehensive technology-based enterprise integrating R&D, production, sales, detection, metrology, and maintenance services. Its headquarters was located in Wenzhou Southern Zhejiang Science and Technology City – Wenzhou Wanyang Technology Innovation Hub. It was a provincial technology-based small and medium-sized enterprise and a provincial high-growth technology-based enterprise, and had passed ISO9000 certification. Group members included Yinuo holding companies and sales/service outlets in Wenzhou, Shanghai, Suzhou, Hebei, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Suzhou, Wuhan, Zhengzhou, and other locations. Yinuo Electromechanical ’s X-ray fluorescence spectrometers (XRF) and laser analyzers (LIBS) were applicable across various industries, including metal processing, petrochemicals, new energy battery, aerospace, strategic metals (lithium, rare earth elements, etc.), environmental protection, power and energy, mining, scrap metal recycling, and more. SciAps LIBS Z-70 1. Exceptional value for money, providing accurate and rapid alloy identification and chemical analysis 2. An extensive grade database, with full coverage of aluminum grades for fast differentiation and identification 3. High-power laser capable of penetrating surface oil stains, anodised layers, and more SciAps XRF X-50+ 1. Accurate analysis: Al aluminum, Mg magnesium, Si silicon, Ti titanium, V vanadium, Cr chromium, Mn manganese, Fe iron, Co cobalt, Ni nickel, Cu copper, Zn zinc, Y yttrium, Se selenium, Zr zirconium, Nb niobium, Mo molybdenum, W tungsten, Ta tantalum, Hf hafnium, Re rhenium, Au gold, Pb lead, Bi bismuth, Rh rhodium, Ru ruthenium, Pd palladium, Ag silver, Cd cadmium, Sn tin, Sb antimony, and other elements. 2. In addition to accurately identifying aluminum alloy grades, it can also analyze stainless steel, tungsten steel, copper alloys, die steel, etc. 3. Non-destructive analysis, convenient and fast, photo capture, Bluetooth sharing. Contact Information Ma Haochen: 13634297366 Website: Address: Room 1201, Block B1, Wanyang Technology City, No. 2999 Nanyang Avenue, Zhenan Science and Technology City, Longwan District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China SMM Conference Contact Guan Changkui 18715173598 Email:

Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) is thrilled to announce that the 2026 SMM Global Lead-Acid Battery Supply Chain Industry Conference (LABC 2026) is scheduled to be held on November 23-24, 2026, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. As stakeholders across the global lead industry set their sights on Southeast Asia, one under‑rated factor flies under the radar: the Middle East has quietly grown into an unseen game‑changer reshaping worldwide non‑ferrous metal recycling. It serves as a major global hub for scrap metal trading, a multi‑continental logistics nexus linking Asia, Africa and Europe. In addition, Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 has unlocked massive volumes of industrial dismantling waste from its trillion‑dollar infrastructure upgrade drive. With waste volumes surging annually and well‑established recycling infrastructure in place, slag reprocessing and high‑value material recovery are no longer mere laboratory‑scale projects. Instead, they have become make‑or‑break profit drivers for market participants. We are honoured to welcome our distinguished speaker Jawed Ahmed , Founder and CEO of Al Qaryan International DMCC and a seasoned industry operator with over 20‑year‑long experience within Middle‑Eastern markets. He will deliver a keynote speechd: Global Lead Circular Economy: Slag Recycling & High-Value Utilization by MENA’s Top Non-Ferrous Recycle . For the very first time, Jawed will conduct a comprehensive breakdown covering three core topics: The recycling‑network layout and graded‑value utilisation framework for spent lead‑acid batteries and smelter slag across the Middle‑East region How Middle‑Eastern recyclers achieve full‑scale recovery of usable substances out of slag via technology investment, operating next‑door to Europe with its stringent environmental‑protection benchmarks How Middle‑Eastern expertise can deliver replicable cooperation frameworks for the embattled Southeast‑Asian lead industrial chain Join us in Ho Chi Minh City and hear hard‑earned, on‑the‑ground expertise on slag‑based resource recovery from one of the Middle East's top-tier players. Stay tuned!

This furnace is made with Tenova for its engineering will have the capacity of 2.5 mt and planned to produce 80% green steel from its capacity. The implementation starts in August and target to be completed in 2029. Compared to the usual EAF, this EAF will use exhaust head to preheat scrap metal. This project will receive EUR200m, funded by Federal goverment and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

"Tin" Leads the Future: Industrial Transformation and Value Reshaping in a New Cycle Conference Background Currently, the global tin industry stands at a historic turning point, where traditional cyclical logics have been completely shattered and strategic value has come to the forefront. The tin market in 2026 exhibits unprecedented complexity and profound transformations: I. Deep Restructuring of Supply-Demand Patterns, Unprecedented Enhancement of Strategic Attributes The static reserve-to-production ratio of global tin resources is just 14 years, with scarcity becoming increasingly prominent. The supply side faces "triple pressures": recurrent disruptions to production resumptions in Myanmar, continuously tightening Indonesian policies, and elevated geopolitical risks in the DRC—resource constraints have become the new normal. Meanwhile, the demand structure is undergoing a fundamental shift, and tin has become a strategic resource linking traditional manufacturing and a digital future. II. Price System Breaks Historical Records, Industry Ecosystem Faces Reshaping In early 2026, SHFE tin prices surged past 470,000 yuan/mt, hitting an all-time high. This price breakthrough is not only a reflection of supply-demand imbalance, but also a marker of the value revaluation of the tin industry. Traditional trading models, risk management systems, and supply chain collaboration methods are all in urgent need of innovation and breakthroughs. III. Technology-Driven and Green Transformation Fosters a New Symbiotic Ecosystem Digitalization and intelligent technologies are deeply empowering the tin industry chain. The global green transition demands that the tin industry upgrade toward low-carbon and circular economy, making recycled tin recovery and green smelting processes necessary paths. All segments of the industry chain must move from competition to synergy, building an open, resilient, and innovative symbiotic system. Against this backdrop, from August 19 to 21, 2026 in Changsha, Hunan , the 2026 SMM (16th) Tin Industry Chain Conference will gather global industry elites for in-depth discussions. SciAps Analytical Instruments (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. will attend this grand event, discussing industry development trends with industry peers and jointly propelling the tin industry to new heights. Click the to register now, witness and participate in this extraordinary and far-reaching industry event, and create a brilliant new chapter together! SciAps Analytical Instruments (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. — a wholly-owned subsidiary of SciAps, Inc. (USA) in China. SciAps is committed to providing global clients with leading portable elemental analysis solutions, with product lines covering two core technology systems: XRF (X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry) and LIBS (Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy) . Application Fields: Resource Recycling: Geological exploration, mining, and scrap metal recycling; Industrial Inspection: Petrochemical, aerospace, battery materials, and rare earth strategic metal analysis; Public Safety: Military defense, forensic identification, and law enforcement; Research & Environmental Protection: Space exploration, agricultural sciences, environmental pollutants, and anti-pandemic coating screening. SciAps instruments, with their "precise analysis, anytime, anywhere" feature, continuously empower quality control and scientific research across industries. SciAps Analytical Instruments (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd.— wholly-owned subsidiary of SciAps,Inc.(USA). We deliver portable elemental analysis via XRF & LIBS for: • Resource recycling & mining • Industrial inspection (petrochem, aerospace, batteries, rare earths) • Public safety & forensics • Research & environment Guided by "precise analysis, anytime, anywhere," SciAps empowers QC and R&D globally. Contact Phone: 021-6127 8786 Address: No. 1, Caosong Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai Website: www.sciapscn.com Long Press and Scan to Register Now 2026 SMM (16th) Tin Industry Chain Conference

Against the backdrop of accelerated global advancement in the circular economy, the recycling industry is expanding from mere resource recycling to diversified value. As a renowned information service platform for China’s non-ferrous metals sector, Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) has long focused on the recycling segment, building a comprehensive service ecosystem for renewable resource recycling that encompasses data, news, price benchmarks, industry conferences and supply-demand matchmaking. The annual Battery Recycling and Circular Industry Conference (GBRC) organized by SMM has grown into one of China’s largest and most influential industry events in the renewable resources sector. Meanwhile in Brazil, across the ocean, a non-profit organization is interpreting the social value of recycling in an alternative way: repurposing scrap materials into tools for robotics education to open the door to the digital world for children in public schools. Founded in 2016, Sementes do Vale is a non-profit organization dedicated to sports, culture, education, technology, vocational training and social psychological support. Its flagship initiative, the e-Ducar (Educational Robotics with Scrap Materials) , centers on the dual pillars of "recycling plus education" and reduces educational inequality by democratizing access to digital education for students and public schools through educational robotics, computational thinking for understanding Artificial Intelligence, and STEAM methodology. To date, the programme has served 38 public schools across 7 cities in 2 Brazilian states, trained 164 teachers, and directly benefited 4,331 students. More importantly, it is not a one-off workshop, but rather a path designed so robotics enters the school and stays there, even after we leave. How It Works Four Steps, One Complete Ecosystem E-Ducar project 's core competitiveness lies in its design of a fully integrated implementation pathway that covers everything from teacher training to teaching materials, from hardware to curriculum standards, ensuring that schools can independently conduct robotics courses even after the project withdraws. Step-1: Teacher Training The heart of the project. Free in-person training for public-school educators: robotics fundamentals, block-based programming, computational thinking, and how to integrate everything into the school curriculum. Step-2: Materials and Video Lessons Each teacher leaves with a complete pedagogical kit: ready-to-use lesson plans, an e-book, hands-on activities with scrap materials, and video lessons on YouTube. Everything is open, free, and permanently available. Step-3: Free robotics kits Each partner school or education department receives robotics kits to use in classes with its students. Step-4: Aligned with Brazil's national curriculum Digital education became mandatory by law in Brazilian schools, and the project materials were structured to support this adaptation through educational robotics, computational thinking, and STEAM methodology. Robotics Is a Right, Not a Privilege for the Few Robotics is a right, but it reaches very few. Even with Law No. 14,533/2023 guaranteeing the right to digital education, most Brazilian public schools have never offered a robotics class. e-Ducar was born to change that statistic, one classroom at a time. From the perspective of the recycling industry, this also represents a deep extension of circular economy principles into society: at the industrial end, scrap metals and waste electronic components re-enter the industry chain through regenerated smelting, while in the education sector, they can similarly be creatively reassembled into tools for inspiring the next generation’s interest in technology. Just as SMM has long advocated the concept of "full life cycle resource circulation," the value of recycling is reflected not only in metal recovery rates and economic benefits but also in the long-term value of sustainable development. Support the Project If you are an educator, school leader, education department, or company that wants to support us, let's talk. Robotics from the Sertão can be where you are. Building Communication Platform Between China and the World: SMM Supports Global Circular Science Education Public Welfare As a professional information service platform serving the global renewable resources and battery recycling sectors, SMM has long dedicated itself to research on recycled metals and lithium battery recycling as well as building platforms for industrial supply and demand exchange. Beyond these core businesses, SMM has consistently incorporated sustainable public welfare initiatives into its long-term corporate social responsibility strategy. SMM will continue to monitor non-profit organizations worldwide that deliver inclusive science and technology education using recycled materials. The e-Ducar programme stands out as an exemplary social innovation that SMM supports. Backing non-profit organizations such as Sementes do Vale to advance the e-Ducar initiative not only fosters inclusive education and mitigates educational inequality across Latin America, but also serves as an effective channel for the industry to popularize circular economy knowledge and disseminate sustainable development concepts. Moving forward, SMM will keep building communication platforms between industrial players from China and overseas non-profit organizations, encouraging more recycling enterprises to participate in cross-border science and education support programmes. By leveraging industrial expertise to empower equitable sustainable education globally, SMM will fully implement integrated ESG practices that deliver environmental benefits, social value and long-term development.

South Korea plans to require mandatory reporting for exports of scrap metals and non-ferrous metals, including copper scrap, to prevent illegal overseas shipments of recyclable resources. Authorities noted past cases where copper scrap was disguised as ordinary scrap metal and smuggled to China, contributing to domestic supply shortages and procurement difficulties.

Liaoning Tuofeng Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. integrates technology R&D, equipment manufacturing, sales services, and overall solutions, and is committed to promoting the development of the circular economy and sustainable resource recycling.

[Korea] The downward trend in South Korea's scrap metal market continued, and some steel mills further cut prices this week. POSCO's Gwangyang plant recently announced a reduction of 5,000 KRW/tonne (approximately 3 USD/tonne) in steel scrap purchase prices, while the Pohang plant kept prices unchanged. Most South Korean steel mills intensively lowered prices in early July and this week, with some even scheduling reductions through late July. As panic selling in the market has increased supply, the price spread between domestic and imported steel scrap is expected to widen significantly.

[SMM Analysis: H1 2026 Overseas Copper Scrap Market Review: Firm Payability and Persistent Supply Tightness] The tightening supply of copper pushed companies to look beyond mine supply for supplementary sources, with the importance of copper scrap rising significantly. More importantly, the structural tightness in copper has begun to reshape the pricing logic of the copper scrap market.

[SMM Analysis: Ex-China Copper Scrap Market Review in H1 2026: Copper Prices Surge, Tight Raw Material Supply Supports Firm Discounts] In Q1 2026, copper prices overall stayed high, mostly consolidating around $13,000/mt. Only around the end of Q1 did copper prices experience a temporary pullback, but they resumed their upward trend upon entering Q2 and repeatedly hit new all-time highs. Behind this, copper prices were supported on the one hand by tight copper ore supply; on the other, the siphoning effect on global copper resources triggered by US tariff expectations further amplified market concerns over the supply side. Meanwhile, the rapid growth of new copper-consuming sectors—such as NEVs, new energy power, power grid construction, and data centers—continued to fuel market expectations for copper demand. Against the backdrop of supply growth failing to match demand growth, copper prices found strong support. The tightness in copper units supply also prompted enterprises to shift their focus from the ore side to supplementary sources beyond ore, with copper scrap seeing a notable increase in importance. As copper prices continued to surge, copper scrap prices rose in tandem, and the structural changes driven by copper resource scarcity also started to shift the pricing logic of the copper scrap market, which was previously dominated by consumption and price spreads.