Alent outperforms electronics sector in first annual results

Mar 28, 2013

Alent plc, created in December 2012 by the de-merger of the electronics assembly materials and plating chemicals businesses of the Cookson group, announced a small increase in profits last year despite a decline in electronics industry production and falling bar...

China imports in February slow down

Mar 27, 2013

China imported 1,145t refined tin in February, down by 51% compared to January and 69% year-on-year. Although it is the lowest monthly imports in the recent past, it is still a higher level compared with imports before 2012. There has been no profitable space for...

Timah goes for quality not quantity

Mar 20, 2013

Announcing its 2012 financial results today, Indonesia’s state-controlled tin producer PT Timah emphasised that its strategy is to focus on improving sales margins rather than volumes, which it hopes to achieve by pursuing value-added product sales, a reduced...

Indonesian exports dip

Mar 8, 2013

Indonesian refined tin exports in February dropped 8.7 percent to 8,355 tonnes from 9,155 tonnes in January, data from the trade ministry showed today. “February was the peak of rainy season,” Toto Rusbianto, head of mining exports at the ministry, told...

Comibol production tops 10,000 tonnes

Mar 7, 2013

Tin production by Bolivia’s state-controlled mines in 2012 exceeded 10,000 tonnes for the first time in recent years. Official figures from the ministry of mines and metallurgy show that output of tin-in-concentrates by Comibol rose by 5.8% to 10,247 tonnes last...

The top 10 tin producers in 2012

Feb 28, 2013

The table below shows refined tin production by the ten largest companies in 2012. Eight of the companieshave reported final data to ITRI, while the numbers for PT Timah and EM Vinto are provisional estimates. There have been no changes in the composition of...