Indonesian private smelters confirm ban, discuss plans for 2012

Nov 24, 2011

Independent smelter members of the Indonesia Tin Association agreed yesterday to continue an export halt to the end of this year, although Indonesia’s two large integrated producers, PT Timah and PT Koba Tin, did not attend the meeting at which the decision was...

China refined tin imports soared in October

Nov 24, 2011

China imported 3,990 tonnes of refined tin in October, the highest level since April 2009, according to China Customs data. Most of imports were from Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. The China domestic tin price has remained at a big premium to the LME from August...

Glencore reports solid markets, rising metals production

Nov 24, 2011

Commodities giant Glencore International said output across most of its commodity products rose in the third quarter and its marketing activity “remains solid” despite uncertainty in the financial markets, Dow Jones reported. Marketing and trading...

Yunnan Tin maintenance shutdown

Nov 22, 2011

Yunnan Tin Company began a 35 day regular maintenance shutdown of its main smelter at Gejiu, Yunnan province on Sunday. “The maintenance will not have any impact on products other than tin ingots. It will also have a relatively small impact on company’s...

Tin production by Bolivian state companies falls

Nov 17, 2011

While Bolivia’s state-owned tin enterprises, EM Huanuni and EM Vinto, have ambitious expansion plans for the next few years, their production has declined a little in the first nine months of this year. Production of tin-in-concentrates at the Huanuni mine fell...

Latest news on Indonesian export halt

Nov 15, 2011

Two Bloomberg reports this week have provided some insights into which companies are continuing to export tin in the current quarter and also play down earlier calls for the introduction of a quota system. As previously reported, trade ministry data showed that 5,442...