Indonesian police close down three tin smelters

Oct 10, 2006

Indonesian police have closed the three largest private tin smelters on Bangka island, for breaching mining regulations and not paying royalties and taxes.The three smelters were reported to be operated by Jaya Abadi, CV Dona Kembara Jaya and CV Bangka Putra.Metal...

Violence at Bolivian tin mine

Oct 9, 2006

Violent clashes last week at the state-run Huanuni tin mine in Bolivia left around a dozen miners dead and more than 60 injured.State-employed and independent miners used dynamite and guns to battle for control of the mine as the independent...

Tin market in deficit for January to June 2006

Aug 23, 2006

The World Bureau of Metal Statistics (WBMS) reports that the tin market recorded a calculated market deficit of 1 kt in the period January to June 2006 after allowing for reported DLA deliveries. No allowance is made in the consumption calculation for unreported stock...

Singapore Tin officially opened

Jun 27, 2006

Singapore Tin Industries, a joint venture between Yunnan Tin and KJP International, officially opened its refinery on 23 June. The refinery at Tuas is the first in Singapore and when fully ramped up will produce 36,000 tonnes of tin per year.

Tin price at 22 month high

Apr 20, 2006

The tin price rise on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) continued yesterday, with prices closing at a 22-month high of US$9,290 a tonne, up US$280 from US$9,010 on Tuesday.

Tin industry launches appeal for REACH co-operation

Nov 28, 2005

We are rapidly approaching the year 2007 when REACH, a highly controversial new EU regulation on chemical substance assessment is expected to enter into force. Any metal or substance not registered by the REACH deadline would no longer be legally permitted onto the EU...