Japan’s tin imports expected to fall in Q3
Trade data analysed by Mitsubishi Corporation Unimetals Ltd showed a continuing high level of refined tin imports in the first four months of the year, with Thailand’s share of the market continuing to rise. However volumes are likely to be considerably lower in the...
Brazil’s tin production at 30 year lows
Provisional data from the Brazilian tin association Sindicato Nacional da Indústria da Extração do Estanho (SNIEE), recently provided to ITRI, shows a slump in the country’s tin production to levels last seen before its 1980s boom in activity. Brazil’s refined tin...
Minsur mine back to full capacity
Minsur’s San Rafael mine in Peru’s Puno province returned to full production from the end of May, ITRI understands, following nine months of reduced operations while the company awaited all necessary approvals of its tailings storage facilities. Since late August last...
Indonesian shipments fall in May
Provisional trade ministry data shows the tonnage of tin checked prior to export from Indonesia dropped sharply to 7,013 tonnes in May, following exports of over 9,000 tonnes in each of the previous two months. May shipments were 4.4% down on the May 2010 level....
Price fall may cut Indonesian production
Following a strong increase in Indonesian exports in the first four months of this year, a private smelter group said the slump in prices in recent months would lead to at least a temporary drop in supplies. "Our smelters bought tin ore stocks when tin prices were at...
MSC returns to profit
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) reported a return to profitability in the first quarter of 2011, boosting its share price in both Malaysia and Singapore, where it has had dual listing since January, Bloomberg reported. The company had a first-quarter profit of...
Second strong month for Indonesian exports
Indonesia's refined tin exports rose 22% year-on-year in April due to improving weather conditions, an official at the trade ministry told Reuters on Monday. Indonesia, the world's top tin exporter, shipped 9,708 tonnes of refined tin in April, compared to 7,926...
Japan tin imports show delayed quake effect
Official trade data shows the lagged effect of the natural disasters which hit Japan in March on refined tin demand in Japan. After holding up quite well through April and May, June imports slumped to 1,932 tonnes, down 43% on June 2010. Cumulative imports in the...
Achmmach drilling programme back to full speed by September
Kasbah Resources said that it has signed a letter of intent to appoint Spektra Jeotek AS to carry out exploration drilling work at its Achmmach project in Morocco, to help it complete a Pre-Feasibility Study of the project by the first quarter of 2012. Spektra is...