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Asia Tin Week: Medium-term tin market future is positive

Sep 11, 2019

ITA held its annual Asia Tin Week event in September, located this year in the city of Xi’an, China. Over 250 delegates gathered at the event to discuss the tin market as well as future applications and sources of tin. The occasion also celebrated the tenth...

Tight concentrate market and reduced profit margins lead to cuts in Chinese tin production

Sep 5, 2019

Due to a tight concentrate market and low profit margins, Chinese smelters are planning to reduce their production of refined tin by around 10%. The Chinese concentrate market has been increasingly tight throughout 2019, caused in part by lower domestic output after...

JFX launches physical tin contract

Aug 28, 2019

The Indonesian-based Jakarta Futures Exchange (JFX) has launched a new physical tin contract, which has been backed by the country’s major producer, PT Timah. The JFX initially aimed to bring a physical tin contract to the market in 2013, but this was delayed,...

Falling tin prices prompt Chinese smelters to reduce production

Aug 21, 2019

With low tin prices on both the London and Shanghai trading houses, Chinese miners are struggling to generate a profit, resulting in lower production of tin concentrate. Combined with mine closures earlier in the year, smelters in the country are finding it difficult...

Chinese export window closes as ore imports continue decline

Jul 3, 2019

China’s import of tin concentrate continued to fall in May relative to last year as mine production in Myanmar continues to decline, while refined tin exports also fell due to a shrinking arbitrage between the Shanghai and London-based metals exchanges. Customs...

Potential YTC – Minmetals merger announced

Jun 28, 2019

According to local sources, the Yunnan provincial government and China Minmetals are set to finalise a deal that will deepen the ties between the two organisations. This could result in China Minmetals becoming the majority shareholder of the Yunnan Tin Group...