Strengthening ties: PT Timah visits ITA
On 21 April 2026, a delegation from PT Timah’s new leadership team visited ITA’s UK offices in St Albans. PT TIMAH President Director Mr Restu Widyantoro, Production and Commercial Director Mr Ilhamsyah Mahendra, and Advisor to the director Mr. Erwin Chairuman, met...
Cornish Tin Commits to Sustainability with the Tin Code
Cornish Tin Commits to Sustainability with the Tin Code The International Tin Association (ITA) is pleased to announce that Cornish Tin, a Cornwall-based tin and lithium exploration and development company and ITA E&D Group Member, has committed to implementing...
Now available: Tin Code Standard 7.3 (Responsible Sourcing) independent assurance for all tin smelters
The International Tin Association (ITA) is pleased to announce that the Tin Code Standard 7.3 (Responsible Sourcing) independent assurance framework is now open to all tin smelters worldwide. Tin Code Standard 7.3 Assurance offers independent third-party...
ITA launches the Responsible Tin Network to advance ESG and responsible sourcing across the tin supply chain
The International Tin Association (ITA) has launched the Responsible Tin Network, a new initiative created to drive collaboration, close critical engagement gaps, and advance responsible sourcing and ESG practices across the global tin supply chain. Over the past...
ITA advances strategic engagements in Thailand and Malaysia
International Tin Association (ITA) CEO Helen Prins, Chief Representative of ITA China Lan Gao, and Market Analyst Huanbo Qin, travelled to Thailand and Malaysia in the first week of June to visit Thailand Smelting and Refining Company (Thaisarco) in Phuket, Thailand,...
ITA visits Brazil
ITA sustainability team visited Brazil in February to tour local tin operations and discuss ESG practices with White Solder.
Global tin production falls in 2024 on supply disruptions
2024 saw global refined tin production of 371,200 t, representing a decline of 2.7% from 2023. Approximately 63% of this tin originated from just ten leading smelters, whose collective output increased by 14,300 t (7% year-on-year). The top three producers remain...
Statement on insecurity in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
The International Tin Association (ITA) is following with extreme concern the worsening security situation in the eastern Provinces of the DRC; North Kivu and South Kivu. We deplore the actions of the non-state armed group M23 and associated parties of the Alliance...
ITA visits Bolivia
International Tin Association CEO Helen Prins, Senior Market Analyst Tom Langston, and Market Analyst Freddie Mitchell travelled to Bolivia in November to meet with the country’s major tin industry stakeholders. This marks the second visit to Bolivia by ITA staff in...