Constrained Chinese market struggles to source tin

Dec 3, 2019

Despite the large arbitrage between the Chinese domestic tin price and the LME price, imports of refined tin into China were lower than expected in October. China’s import arbitrage continued to widened from September as the SHFE tin price performed better than the...

EU to probe Metallo/Aurubis merger

Nov 20, 2019

European antitrust regulators are to investigate the acquisition of Metallo Group, the Belgian and Spain-based tin recycler, by Aurubis on the basis that the merged entity “could hold a dominant position in the procurement of copper scrap for refining”,...

MSC: Outlook weakened by low solder demand

Nov 12, 2019

Malaysian tin miner and smelter Malaysian Smelting Corporation Bhd (MSC) expects the tin market to be challenged for the rest of the year due to weak demand on the back of the prolonged trade tensions between the US and China. The comment from CEO Datuk Dr Patrick...

Bridge collapse dampens Bisie outlook

Nov 12, 2019

Alphamin Resources has been struck a blow in its ramp-up to full production at its Bisie mine after a key bridge collapsed along its export route. Concentrate produced from Alphamin’s Bisie mine is usually trucked over the Maiko Bridge at Lubutu, then to...

Mine accident further tightens Chinese tin market

Oct 30, 2019

The already tight tin concentrate market in China has been dealt a further blow after a mine collapsed near the city of Hechi, Guangxi province, killing two and trapping a further 11 people. At about 6:30 on 28 October, the roof at a mine owned by Qingdaxiyuan Mining...

YTC announce smelter maintenance

Oct 17, 2019

The world’s largest refined tin producer, Yunnan Tin Co. (YTC), has announced that its Ausmelt smelter will enter scheduled maintenance starting from 21 October. In 2018, YTC produced some 78,000 tonnes of refined tin, making it the world’s largest refined...