Indonesian exports recover in August

Sep 8, 2016

Indonesian tin exports rose to 5,379 tonnes last month, 62% higher than in July. In August 2015 exports were zero as a result of the introduction of a new export regulation and delays in issuing export licences. In the 12 months to August 2016 exports have amounted to...

Timah reports lower production and revenues in H1

Aug 31, 2016

The Indonesian state-run tin company, PT Timah, has reported a fall in production, stocks and revenue in its 2016 first half financial report, despite a reduction in costs and rise in average tin prices during the period. The company reported that its first half...

China provide support for the Myanmar peace process

Aug 25, 2016

China’s Special Envoy on Asian Affairs, Sun Guoxiang, met with ethnic non-state armed groups based along the Myanmar-China border this week, encouraging them to take part in the ’21st Century Panglong’ peace conference which is set to begin on 31st...

Refined Bangka Tin to restart production

Aug 24, 2016

The Indonesian private tin smelter, PT Refined Bangka Tin (RBT), has announced plans to resume production following a change of management, FastMarkets reported earlier today. In February this year it was announced that operations had ceased due to environmental...

Four China smelters stay closed into September

Aug 24, 2016

While most tin smelters in Yunnan, Guangxi and Jiangxi provinces have re-opened recently, four plants which account for 18% of national production will remain idle for up to 40 days. Two new plant closures are reported in provinces other than those affected by the...

Myanmar tin production may have reached peak

Aug 24, 2016

Estimated tin production by Myanmar has seen a more than 10-fold increase in the four years to 2015. This is almost entirely due to the rapid growth in a major new mining centre in Wa county, close to the border with China’s Yunnan province. The main mining...