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The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will revise the regulations for the copper and aluminum industries and will resolutely curb low-level redundant construction.
October 20, 2026
On October 20th, the State Council Information Office held a press conference to introduce the development of industry and information technology in the first three quarters of 2026. Tao Qing, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the director of the Operation Monitoring and Coordination Bureau, said that in the first eight months, the revenue and profits of the non-ferrous metals industry maintained a high growth rate, and the industry's innovation capabilities continued to strengthen. In the next step, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will continue to focus on stabilizing growth and promoting transformation, and promote the high-quality development of the non-ferrous metals industry. Key tasks include: First, strengthening policy guidance, implementing the "15th Five-Year Plan" for the raw materials sector, enhancing policy coordination among departments, and promoting the expansion and application of high-quality products in new energy, high-end equipment, and low-altitude economy, etc.; Second, accelerating industrial upgrading, implementing major projects for new materials, accelerating key core technology research and development for high-end materials, leveraging the role of the green and low-carbon public service platform for the non-ferrous metals industry, formulating the "Implementation Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence + Non-Ferrous Metals Industry" and the "Guidelines for the Construction of the Standard System for the Non-Ferrous Metals Industry", leading the industry to "move towards newness, greenness, and intelligence"; Third, deepening capacity governance, implementing capacity risk monitoring and early warning for key products, strictly implementing the capacity replacement policy for electrolytic aluminum, strictly controlling new production capacity for alumina, copper, etc., revising the regulations for the copper and aluminum industries, resolutely curbing low-level redundant construction, and creating a fair, healthy and orderly market environment.
