High China price sees import surge

Apr 20, 2022

The latest customs data from China indicates that the country imported significant quantities of tin during March, likely because of the high local price. China imported some 28,986 tonnes of tin ores and concentrates (gross weight) in March 2022. This material was...

AfriTin eyes Phase 1 expansion completion

Mar 30, 2022

AfriTin Mining has one eye on the completion of its Phase 1 Expansion project, backed by continued strong performance at its Uis mine in Namibia. The company’s production figures for the final quarter of the 2021-2022 Financial Year (FY2022) are extremely...

China’s concentrate imports spike as backlog clears

Mar 24, 2022

Imports of tin ores and concentrates into China jumped significantly in January as a backlog of deliveries from the end of 2021 was cleared. The gross weight of imports into China totalled some 39,989 tonnes in January 2022, some 200% higher than in December 2021....

COVID outbreak disrupts Chinese smelters’ tin supply

Mar 1, 2022

Tin trade between China and Myanmar is set to be disrupted again after two new COVID cases were confirmed in Panghsang, Myanmar. Tin production in the Man Maw area of Myanmar, one of the most significant areas in the world, passes through the city of Panghsang on its...

China Tin to undergo routine maintenance

Feb 15, 2022

Guangxi China Tin Group has halted production at its Laibin smelter, according to ITA intelligence. The company began the shutdown procedure on February 10 in order to carry out routine maintenance. ITA understands that the refractory bricks will be replaced during...

Global tin production rebounds in 2021

Feb 14, 2022

2021 saw refined tin production rebound from its pandemic lows, with the majority of global smelters – including many in the Top Ten – having a relatively “normal” year. Yunnan Tin Company maintained its position as the world’s largest producer of refined tin,...