Woodcross opens Uganda’s first tin refinery

Apr 18, 2024

Tin miner Woodcross Resources has launched its refinery at Mbarara, Uganda – the first in the country. The company has been developing this facility since a series of regulatory changes prohibited concentrate exports, and has become the first integrated tin...

M23 rebels disrupt tin supply routes in key region of North Kivu

Apr 4, 2024

Members of the M23 non-state armed group have continued to expand their territory in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, an important region for global supply of the 3Ts – tin, tantalum, and tungsten. Since mid-2022, the M23 rebels have controlled areas...

US tinplate producer closes after tariffs U-turn

Mar 14, 2024

A 115-year-old American tinplate producer has closed after a policy U-turn involving US regulators who promised import tariffs up to 300% and the International Trade Commission (ITC). One of the three US-based steelmakers, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., who own and operate...

Trading resumes in Indonesia

Mar 14, 2024

ITA understands that two of Indonesia’s three largest smelters, including PT Timah, have now restarted exporting tin. Exports in February stood at 55 tonnes, representing a marginal increase from January, and a 98% decrease from February 2023. Trading on the...

Global tin production sees modest decline in 2023

Mar 6, 2024

2023 saw global refined tin production of 370,100 t, representing a decline of 2.1% from 2022. Approximately 59% of this tin originated from just ten leading smelters, whose collective output increased by 856 t. The top two producers remain unchanged, with Yunnan Tin...