en.Wedoany.com Reported - The inaugural Nonferrous Metals Industry Cooperation and Development Conference, part of the 2026 Maritime Silk Road Port Cooperation Forum, was held in Ningbo on May 28, under the theme "New Opportunities in Ningbo, New Momentum for Nonferrous Metals." During a recent inspection tour in Zhoushan and Ningbo, Chinese Premier Li Qiang emphasized the need to thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important discourses and directives on building a national reserve system, continuously enhance the resilience of industrial and supply chains, accelerate the construction of a bulk commodity resource allocation hub, and provide reliable safeguards for coordinated development and security. This conference was convened against the backdrop of intensifying global geopolitical conflicts, accelerated restructuring of energy systems, and profound changes in the supply chain of strategic mineral resources, aiming to implement relevant central strategic deployments.
Fang Xiao, a member of the Party Leadership Group of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Commerce; Jin Shan, Vice Mayor of Ningbo; and Wang Jian, Standing Committee Member of the Party Committee and Vice President of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, attended the conference and delivered speeches. Xu Xun, Director of the Zhejiang Bureau of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, along with other industry leaders and experts, representatives from well-known nonferrous metals enterprises nationwide, and delegates from relevant Ningbo municipal units, also participated. Ningbo Zhoushan Port has ranked first globally in cargo throughput for 17 consecutive years, and its import and storage scale of nonferrous metal ores such as copper and aluminum ranks among the top in the country. A relevant official from the Ningbo municipal government stated that it is necessary to anchor Ningbo's positioning as a storage and logistics hub for nonferrous metal mineral resources from the perspectives of the industrial chain, supply chain, and value chain.
In his speech, Wang Jian systematically elaborated on pathways for resource security, green recycling, international cooperation, and regional synergy. He proposed leveraging Ningbo as a core carrier to fully promote the deep integration of nonferrous metals into the national bulk commodity resource allocation hub, creating a nationally leading highland for the import, storage, transportation, processing, and recycling of recycled metal raw materials. He specifically pointed out that recycled metals are a strategic option for ensuring national resource security and serve as an "urban mine" to alleviate resource constraints. The China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association and its Recycled Metals Branch will engage in deep strategic cooperation with Ningbo, focusing on jointly building a recycled resource allocation system, promoting a modern green logistics system, and facilitating the upgrading of the Meishan Recycling Park.
During the conference, Jiang Lianggen, Deputy Director of the Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Commerce, presided over the release of the "Several Measures on Accelerating the Construction of an International Bulk Commodity Trade Center and Promoting High-Quality Development of Bulk Commodity Trade," jointly issued by 10 departments including the Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Commerce. The policy focuses on five key areas: cultivating market entities, innovating trade formats, optimizing financial services, attracting and nurturing professional talent, and improving factor guarantees. It proposes 18 work measures aimed at accelerating the construction of an international bulk commodity trade center.
In the project promotion session, Cui Yujie, General Manager of Ningbo Financial Development Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd., promoted key projects including the Meishan Smart Terminal Project, Meishan Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Meishan Storage and Transportation Facilities, Meishan Recycled Metals Industrial Park, and Meishan Railway Dedicated Line. Cui Yujie stated that relying on core areas like Meishan, Ningbo is extending and strengthening the entire industrial chain of nonferrous metals storage and logistics.
During the keynote speech session, Zhang Xiuqing, a specially invited expert from the Regional and Industrial Economic Research Institute of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, provided ideas for Ningbo to build a nonferrous metals storage and transportation system from the perspectives of institutional mechanism innovation and infrastructure coordination. Wang Xiaopeng, Assistant Director of the Research Institute of Minmetals Securities Co., Ltd., analyzed the current development trends of nonferrous metals and mineral products from the perspective of global resource competition and control, emphasizing the strategic necessity of mastering control over critical mineral resources under the new circumstances. The roundtable forum, themed "Value Manifestation and Development Pathways of Nonferrous Metals Storage and Transportation Infrastructure under International Experience Reference and Industrial Chain and Supply Chain Security," was moderated by industry veteran Gu Liangmin. Six guests—Wang Haibin, General Manager of CMST Development Co., Ltd.; Ma Huizhi, former Deputy General Manager and current Senior Specialist of China Copper Co., Ltd.; Yang Liang, Deputy General Manager of Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.; Xiong Wanlong, Chairman of Shanghai Guicang Investment Management Co., Ltd.; Li Lan, General Manager of BGRIMM-Lilan Technology Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd.; and Gong Yijia, Deputy General Manager and Director of ICBC Standard (China) Commercial Trading Co., Ltd.—provided analyses from different perspectives including warehousing logistics, resources, trade, consulting, and finance.
China's dependence on foreign sources for various critical minerals exceeds 70%, making coastal logistics hubs the core gateways for the entry of overseas mineral metals. A relevant official from Ningbo Zhoushan Port Nonferrous Ore Storage and Transportation Co., Ltd. stated that the port is capable of handling ultra-large ocean-going ore carriers, has achieved large-scale, low-cost unloading of bulk minerals, utilizes digital warehousing for precise inventory scheduling, connects inland corridors through sea-rail intermodal transport, links coastal ports with inland resource processing hinterlands, and optimizes material turnover efficiency. At the same time, leveraging the advantages of port bonded status and integrated customs clearance, it supports the import of minerals from diverse sources, disperses the risk of dependence on single ore sources, and continuously strengthens the resilience of the critical mineral supply chain.
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