Yunnan Tin and PT Timah establish strategic partnership

Sep 4, 2024

Yunnan Tin Company (YTC) and PT Timah, traditionally the two largest producers of refined tin globally, have established a strategic partnership to strengthen their respective positions in the market. A delegation from PT Timah and parent company MIND ID visited China...

Yunnan Tin announces annual maintenance at Gejiu smelter

Aug 23, 2024

The world’s largest producer of refined tin, Yunnan Tin Company (YTC), has announced maintenance at its Gejiu smelter will commence on 25 August 2024 for up to 45 days. Annual maintenance is usually performed in July and August, and is factored into the company’s...

The critical role of e-waste recycling

Aug 8, 2024

E-waste is an escalating global issue, driven by rapid technological advancements and high turnover of electronic devices. Due to tin’s use in a wide range of electronic devices and its resistance to corrosion, it also represents a growing feedstock for secondary tin...

Historic Renison mine sees record quarterly output

Aug 1, 2024

The historic Renison tin mine in Tasmania has seen its most productive quarter on record, with 2,506 t tin produced, yielding a rolling 12-year total production of over 10,000 t for the first time in the mine’s history. In its 2024 Q2 operations report, Bluestone...

Slow but steady progress on Indonesian exports

Jul 25, 2024

June export data released in mid-July by Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade show refined tin output fell 44% year-on-year, rising 35% from May. The country—the world’s largest exporter, and second largest producer of refined tin—has exported only 14,752 t refined tin in...

Chinese trader Hongtou acquires 80% stake in smelter Kaimeng

Jul 22, 2024

Chinese state-owned concentrate trader Honghe Hongtou Industrial Company has acquired an 80% equity stake in Gejiu Kaimeng Industry and Trade Company, a tin smelter in Yunnan Province, China. On 15 July, the two companies held a ceremony to sign the Equity Transfer...