China’s biggest copper base Yingtan to double scrap capacity by 2021: ministry

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Hong Kong— China’s biggest copper produc- tion base Yingtan city in southern Jiangxi province aims to double its copper scrap processing capacity to 400,000 mt/year by 2021 as it ramps up refined copper output, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said Thursday. Yingtan is currently home to 117 copper producers, including major Jiangxi Copper with a smelting capacity of 1.3 million mt/ year, Ministry data showed.