China ore imports from Myanmar decline in August

Sep 28, 2017

According to the latest official customs statistics released yesterday, China imports of tin ores and concentrates from Myanmar totalled 19,081 tonnes in August, with an estimated tin content of 4,600 tonnes, down 23% month on month but up 21% year on year. From...

ITRI Survey shows robust growth in tin use

Sep 27, 2017

ITRI’s thirteenth annual survey of tin users gathered data from tin users worldwide between June and August 2017, showing robust growth of 3.3% in 2016. 136 companies took part; accounting for some 46% of estimated global refined tin use. ITRI also expects...

Exchanges outline new tin contract developments

Sep 21, 2017

Speakers from the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) and the Indonesian Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (ICDX) both outlined upcoming changes to their respective tin contracts in presentations at ITRI’s 2017 Asia Tin Week in Kunming last week. Dr. Zhang...

Mixed outlook for China’s tin production

Sep 20, 2017

Speakers at ITRI’s 2017 Asia Tin Week in Kunming in September presented different perspectives on the medium-term outlook for China’s tin production, with production expected to remain static or decline slightly in the coming years. John Johnson, CEO of...

Myanmar ore imports rise in July

Sep 8, 2017

According to the latest customs statistics, China imports of tin concentrate from Myanmar totalled 25,602 tonnes in July, with an estimated tin content of 6,100 tonnes up 10% month on month and up around 70% year on year. The total imports of tin-in-concentrate from...

PT Timah excels in H1

Sep 8, 2017

The Indonesian state-owned tin producer, PT Timah, has announced a 57% year-on-year increase in refined tin production to 14,905 tonnes in the first half of 2017, with Q2 refined tin output at its highest level since Q4 2014 at 7,942 tonnes. The increase in refined...