Chinese Waste ban on Fiber sector
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Updated: 29 Oct 2019
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Created byMingjia Zhong
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National Sword Act:
X illegal scarp import
X low grade paper and plasticsFYI at WTO:
intend to ban imports
of recovered mixed paper...Action:
Strengthen enforcement
on contaminant controlChinese companies initial
Investments on recovered
paper take shape in the USthanks to the ban,
fiber giants benefit from
surplus of cheap mixed paper in the USSouth Asian countries
stricten the import of scarp paperTrade War: 25% tariff on
U.S. shipments of OCC and
other recovered fiberNine Dragons invested $ 3M in
US mills for mixed paper and OCCMarkets: mixed paper exports
are down 24 percent compared with 2017
MRFs evolve: US recycling facility
operators report upgrading their linesChina's Paper permits on the riseWaste Management, US,
invested $110 M into
recylcing system to adaptDomestic fiber developments:
0.3M tons OOC mill in NY statePaper mill announcements continue,
while overseas regulations continue to evolveChina import 2.9 M tons
less paper in 2019
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