ICDX promotes guaranteed supply and quality

Jan 31, 2014

The Indonesia Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (ICDX) plans a conference and exhibition in March to introduce its tin smelter members to potential international buyers and brief potential new buyer and seller members of the exchange on the functioning of its tin...

Metals X gold operations sparkle

Jan 27, 2014

Quarterly results published by Metals X on Friday confirmed that tin production at the Renison mine had dipped at the end of last year, but annual production of tin-in-concentrates rose by 5.2% to 6,152 tonnes. However news coverage focused on the results of its gold...

Minsur launches bond issue

Jan 24, 2014

Minsur has announced plans to issue up to US$400 million of senior unsecured notes due 2024 as part of its long-term growth and diversification programme. The company has embarked on a roadshow to present its plans to investors in the USA and other countries,...

Big changes in China tin trade in 2013

Jan 24, 2014

Annual Chinese trade figures released this week show a 56% fall in refined tin imports and a 99% rise in tin metal exports last year, while concentrate imports, mainly from Myanmar, more than tripled in volume. China’s total refined tin imports in 2013 were...

Accelerating electronics growth forecast

Jan 17, 2014

Consultants Henderson Ventures have forecast a cyclical revival in the global electronics industry over the next two years, although it still sees a number of problem areas. World production of electronic equipment is expected to grow by 4.8% in 2014, following a...

Renison production rises

Jan 17, 2014

Production of tin-in-concentrates at the Renison mine in Tasmania rose by 5.2% to 6,151 tonnes in 2013, according to the operation’s major Chinese shareholder. L’sea Resources (formerly Goodtop Tin) reported the unaudited provisional figures in an...