Indonesia issues fifth new export licence this year
Indonesia has approved an export permit for a new tin smelter, bringing the total number of smelters allowed to export the metal to 29, a trade ministry official told Reuters on Tuesday. The ministry approved a permit for PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari, which is based in...
Last big month for Chinese tin imports?
China’s imports of refined tin and alloys in May amounted to 3,360 tonnes, 160% higher than in May 2008, but down from the record level of 4,817 tonnes reached the previous month. Cumulative imports in the first five months of the year, at 12,579 tonnes, were...
Koba cleared of forest mining charges
An Indonesian court has found the head of PT Koba Tin not guilty of illegal mining in a protected forest, Reuters reported. Kamardin Md Top, president director of Koba Tin, was detained in mid-February after an investigation by the forestry ministry into the company's...
Timah could increase sales if market remains strong
Executives of PT Timah, Indonesia’s state-controlled tin company, told Bloomberg that the company’s sales of refined tin this year could reach 50,000 tonnes if prices and demand continue to recover. “If prices rise to about $18,000 to $20,000, we can...
Indonesian exports bounce back in May
Provisional data from surveying companies employed by Indonesia’s trade ministry released on Friday shows a strong rise in the volume of tin checked for export in May. The May tonnage was 9,873 tonnes, up 38% compared to May 2008 and more than 60% higher than...
Yunnan Tin pilots tailings treatment
Yunnan Tin Company has reported good initial results in the trial operation of a hydrometallurgical method to recover tin, tungsten and copper from tailings, according to Beijing metals consultants Antaike. The project was conducted by Yunnan Tin's subsidiary...
Copper tube down-sizing helped by tin
Efforts to produce thinner and lower cost copper air conditioner tube include the use of new alloys containing small quantities of tin. Three copper alloy tubes for air conditioners are expected to be certified as Japanese Industrial Standards in July, Japan Metal...
Tin project news
Possibly warmed up by the recent rise in tin and other metals prices, a number of companies have this week released information on possible new tin mine projects, including several Australian companies exploring properties in Tasmania. Venture Minerals has identified...
ITRI report looks at tin market beyond the recession
For decades the tin market has moved from one crisis to another, and the current world recession is now raising new challenges for all stakeholders in the industry. In the short-term the market is again oversupplied, but in a few years the situation could change...