China has issued the first batch of 2014 metal export quotas, including rare earths, antimony, molybdenum, tungsten, indium and tin. The initial quotas, excluding rare earths, account for about 70 percent of the total China aims to give for the industrial metals in 2014, according to a statement by the Ministry of Commerce. The initial tin and tin products export quota is 11,900 tonnes.
This compares with a first batch tin and tin products quota in 2013 of 10,200 tonnes, while the total quota of the full year of 2013 was 17,000 tonnes.
In other metals, the ministry issued quotas for 15,110 tonnes of rare earths, 13,582 tonnes of tungsten and tungsten products, 47,778 tonnes of antimony and antimony products, 25,146 tonnes of molybdenum and molybdenum products, 2,865 tonnes of silver and 162 tonnes of indium.
