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...

Growing concern over Indonesian output amid licensing delays

Feb 27, 2024

Uncertainty continues around Indonesian tin production and exports amid amplified seasonal licensing delays, while a presidential election and police investigations into corruption allegations add complexity. Indonesia’s tin industry has recently come under...

Tin-based device could enable quantum internet

Feb 15, 2024

A new device that uses tin atoms embedded in diamond could pave the way for the development of a quantum internet, according to researchers from MIT and the University of Cambridge. The device, reported in Nature Photonics, consists of a microchiplet made of diamond...