In Russia, a temporary ban on the removal of waste and scrap of precious metals is introduced. The solution will increase the loading of Russian affinable enterprises. This was reported by the website of the Russian government.
According to the signed government decree, the restriction will be valid for six months – from December 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025.
“During the action of restrictions from Russia, waste and scrap of precious metals or metals, plagued by precious metals, other waste and scrap containing precious metal or connecting precious metals will also not be exported. The export of waste and scrap of electrical and electronic products will also be suspended, will also be suspended. used mainly to extract precious metals, which are important for the country’s domestic market, ”the statement said.
In this case, the ban will not apply to the removal of cathodic antimony in ingots, as well as samples selected from the parties of scrap and waste of precious metals exported by affinable organizations, ”the message is formed.
Similar temporary restrictions were introduced since February 2022. It is reported that “such measures allow to increase the loading of the production facilities of Russian processing enterprises, including affinating plants, and attract significant volumes of secondary raw materials containing precious metals in the processing and production of precious metals.”