Indonesian producers cool on Governor’s call for sales halt

Nov 27, 2014

A call by Bangka Belitung province Governor Rustam Effendi for Indonesian producers to halt shipments in order to support tin prices has not received much support, according to Bloomberg. The governor told reporters today that officials planned to meet producing...

ICDX previews new trading initiatives

Nov 25, 2014

The Indonesia Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (ICDX) put forward several new initiatives to boost participation by international tin buyers at the ITRI China Annual Tin Reception in Sanya. Chief Product and Services Officer Stella Lukman invited feedback on a...

Shanghai Futures Exchange plans to launch tin contract soon

Nov 25, 2014

Shanghai Futures Exchange is moving forward with the launch of a tin contract and has already delivered the application to China Securities Regulatory Commission, Mr. Ye Chunhe, Vice General Manager announced at ITRI China’s Annual Tin Reception in Sanya, Hainan...

AETI sees big drop in 2015 Indonesian exports

Nov 24, 2014

The President of the Association of Indonesian Tin Exporters (AETI), Jabin Sufianto, predicted a decline in tin shipments to below 70,000 tonnes in 2015. Speaking at ITRI China’s Annual Tin Reception in Sanya, Hainan, he attributed the expected fall in sales to...

Minsur reports drop in third quarter production

Nov 19, 2014

Minsur has reported that combined tin production at its operations in Peru and Brazil in 3Q14 has decreased 1% to 6,852 tonnes compared to 3Q13, primarily due to lower grades at the San Rafael tin mine in Puno, Peru. The combined production of tin since the start...

Metals X corporate landmarks as Renison reaches maturity

Oct 31, 2014

Over the quarter to end-September Metals X achieved a number of corporate landmarks, while its joint venture Renison tin mine hit a quarterly production record of 1,831 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate. With A$133 million in cash and working capital at the end of the...