China to cut copper scrap import duty.China will reduce the import duty on copper scrap in 2006. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a report in Asia Pulse, the import-duty reduction aims to promote the development of the metal recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. industry and to safeguard the nonferrous non·fer·rous adj. 1. Not composed of or containing iron. 2. Of or relating to metals other than iron. nonferrous Adjective 1. metal sector in the country. Copper production in China reached 1.85 million tons (Transparent Optical Networking Services) A marketing term for providing dark fiber to a customer. The customer is responsible for generating the transmission signal and interpreting it at the other end. See dark fiber. during the first three quarters of 2005, an increase of 18.4 percent from the same period in 2004, according to Asia Pulse. Imports of copper scrap were at 2.6 million tons for the same period, increasing 30.4 percent from 2004 figures. |
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