DR Congo government hopes for new tin smelter

Oct 5, 2011

The Democratic Republic of Congo is in “very advanced talks” with Malaysia Smelting Corporation, the world’s third-biggest tin producer, to build a tin smelter in eastern Congo, Mines Minister Martin Kabwelulu told Bloomberg. The plant would be built...

Peru tin production lower

Oct 5, 2011

Latest mine production figures released by Peru’s Mines and Energy Ministry showed higher copper and gold production in August, but lower output of tin, lead, zinc and silver. August production of tin-in-concentrate from Minsur’s San Rafael mine in Puno...

LME Week ITRI View on Tin

Oct 2, 2011

The following piece was written at the invitation of ThomsonReuters as part of a series of articles by analysts on different metals markets. It is titled “Invest in the little one”. PK An investment fund manager told me recently that he might be interested...

Indonesian companies plan Jakarta tin market

Oct 2, 2011

The deputy chairman of the Indonesian Tin Industry Association, Rudy Irawan, told The Jakarta Post its members would establish the Jakarta Tin Market (JTM) as the sole market for Indonesian tin products. “The JTM will be like a joint company with the task to...

All Indonesian producers to halt exports

Oct 2, 2011

Following a meeting held on Monday evening with Bangka Belitung Governor Eko Maulana Ali, all Indonesian producers have said that they will halt exports from 1 October in order to support tin prices. Exports will resume if the price recovers to $25,000/tonne, Johan...

US may resume tin stockpile sales in 2013

Sep 26, 2011

The US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) could potentially resume disposals of small quantities of tin from 2013, American Metal Market reported. The National Defense Stockpile Market Committee has called for market comment on the impact of DLA Strategic Materials’...