ICNEA 4210—Processing of metal waste and debris

Where 4210 sits

1. C Manufacturing industry
2. 42 Comprehensive utilization of waste resources
3. 421 Processing of metal waste and debris
4. 4210 Processing of metal waste and debris

What 4210 includes

• Refers to the recycling of various wastes (including solid waste, waste water (liquid), exhaust gas, etc.) and making them easy to be converted into new raw materials, or suitable for further processing into metal raw materials. The reprocessing and treatment activities of metal waste and debris, including the dismantling and recycling of waste electrical appliances and electronic products.
• It includes the processing and treatment activities of the following metal wastes and debris：
• Scrap steel for smelting: heavy-duty scrap steel, medium-sized scrap steel, small scrap steel, integrated scrap steel, light material scrap steel, slag steel;
• Scrap iron for smelting: high-quality scrap iron, alloy scrap iron, reduced iron (hot-pressed iron);
• Metal and metal compound ore ash and residues: iron ore ash and residues, zinc ore ash and residues, lead-containing silt, lead-containing metal compound silt, mainly copper ore ash and residues, mainly aluminum ore ash and residues, arsenic, mercury, thallium and mixtures thereof, antimony, Beryllium, cadmium, chromium and mixtures thereof, mainly containing tungsten ore ash and residues, ore ash and residues of other metals and metal compounds;
• Non-ferrous metal waste and debris: copper waste and debris, aluminum waste and debris, nickel waste and debris, lead waste and debris, zinc waste and debris, tin waste and debris, other non-ferrous metal waste and debris;
• Precious metal or precious metal scrap: gold and gold-plated scrap, gold-containing or gold-plated compound scrap, platinum and platinum-plated scrap, platinum-containing or platinum-plated compound scrap, silver-containing and silver-containing compound scrap, other precious metals or precious metal-containing scrap;
• Waste batteries: waste primary batteries, waste batteries, primary battery waste debris, battery waste debris.

What 4210 excludes

• Metal scrap and debris activities for metal refining are included in the relevant classifications of 31 (ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry) and 32 (non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry).

4210 in other systems