Indonesia tightens tin export regulations
Indonesian Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan has issued a new decree which specifies that from 1 July 2013 refined tin exports must have a minimum purity of 99.9% tin, up from the current figure of 99.85%. In addition exports of tin solders are also to be brought within...
Construction of Hemerdon project to commence mid-2013
Wolf Minerals announced on 21 December that it had completed a A$20.3 million share placement as part of the funding package required to bring the Hemerdon tungsten and tin project in Devon, south west England into production. This followed the arrangement of a US$75...
China tin production and imports rise in November
Chinese refined tin production in November increased by 20% from October to 15,393t, while tin-in-concentrate production increased by 47% to 8,591t, according to data from China nonferrous metals association (CNIA). Steady and rising prices in November stimulated the...
New solder giant emerges from Cookson split
From 19 December the Cookson Group has formally split into two separate entities, with its solder business now part of Alent plc. Both Alent , which groups electronics assembly materials and plating chemicals businesses, and Vesuvius plc, including ceramics and...
Queensland takeover boosts Consolidated Tin
Hong Kong-based Snow Peak has signed a $40 million deal to take over North Queensland mining assets held by collapsed miner Kagara Ltd. Completion of the proposed transaction is anticipated to be in late January 2013. Snow Peak is a cornerstone shareholder in...
Henderson forecasts electronics growth pick-up
The electronics sector, which accounts for around a half of all tin usage, has had a disappointing year, with zero growth in output according to consultancy Henderson Ventures. However in the company's latest Electronic Market Forecast monthly newsletter it sees an...
China tin industry cautious on market outlook for 2013
The first Tin Market Outlook Reception to be held by ITRI China in Beijing on 6 December attracted 91 delegates, including representatives of most leading producers, consumers and trade houses. At the end of meeting ITRI carried out a poll of participants' views on...
South Korea increases stockpile purchases
South Korea's state-run procurement agency plans to buy 127,266 tonnes of industrial metals next year, spending almost $668 million on the purchases, 20% more than it spent this year, Reuters reported. The Public Procurement Service (PPS), which manages South Korea's...
Reuters: Miners struggle to fund tin projects, deeper shortages loom
Following the second ITRI investing in Tin Seminar in London on 30 November a number of the presenters and senior executives from several leading producers took part in a group interview with Eric Onstad of Thomson Reuters. The article based on the discussion is...