YTC halts smelter for maintenance

Jan 9, 2014

Yunnan Tin Company Limited announced that it has commenced a regular smelting equipment maintenance at its main 50,000 tpy capacity Gejiu plant from 30th December in order to ensure good performance and sustainable production. It is estimated that the maintenance work...

Indonesian exports soar in December

Jan 8, 2014

Provisional data released by Indonesia’s trade ministry today show that tin exports jumped to 13,562 tonnes in December, up by 161% on the previous month and by 56% compared to December 2012. The report is based on checks carried out by surveying companies prior...

PT Timah lifts force majeure

Dec 23, 2013

PT Timah has lifted a force majeure declaration it made on sales to contract customers on 30 August, Corporate Secretary Agung Nugroho told Bloomberg and Reuters. The declaration had been made immediately on the entry into force of a new export regulation requiring...

China issues first 2014 export quotas

Dec 16, 2013

China has issued the first batch of 2014 metal export quotas, including rare earths, antimony, molybdenum, tungsten, indium and tin. The initial quotas, excluding rare earths, account for about 70 percent of the total China aims to give for the industrial metals in...

Indonesian November exports catch up

Dec 9, 2013

Trade ministry data released today shows that Indonesian tin supply has revived following several months of low sales as new export regulations took effect from 30 August. Since that date all ingot exports have been made via the Indonesia Commodity and Derivatives...

Trade Minister and officials happy with new export regulation

Nov 28, 2013

Interviews conducted by Bloomberg with leading players involved in Indonesia’s new tin export regulation after three months in force reveal general satisfaction with the effects so far. Since 30 August all tin ingot exported must by traded through a local...