Yunnan Tin stops production for maintenance for 45 days
Yunnan Tin announced that it had stopped production for maintenance at its main smelter in Gejiu from 27th April. It is the second major producer in China to announce a production halt in April. The country’s third largest producer, China Tin, has halted its...China tin concentrate imports dropped in March
China tin concentrate imports dropped to 16,490t (gross weight) in March according to the latest official customs data released today, with almost 99% of concentrate arriving from Myanmar. Imports have fallen month-on-month in each of the last four months from the...China Tin announces shut down of its Ausmelt furnace
China Tin – the third largest producer in China – has announced a shut-down of its Ausmelt furnace for maintenance from 16 April for one month. The Ausmelt furnace of China Tin started up in March 2013, with a capacity of 20,000tpy. China Tin produced more than...Myanmar concentrate imports boost China production
China imported 41,251t tin concentrate (gross weight) in January – February, up by 89% year on year. 96% of the total was from Myanmar. The Chinese Spring Festival was much later this year than normal, and as a result the shipments in February were much bigger than in...China tin ores and concentrates imports up 50% in 2014
China imported a massive 177,950t (gross weight) of tin ores and concentrates in 2014, of which more than 97% was from Myanmar. ITRI estimates that the tin content of imported ore was around 28,000t, up by 50% compared with 2013. This is by far the highest annual...Record ore imports boost China tin production
China imported 28,875 tonnes (on a gross-weight basis) tin ores and concentrates in November. This is an all-time high, which exceeded the previous record import month (January 2014) by 9,909t. Almost all of the November imports were sourced from Myanmar. The total...Shanghai Futures Exchange plans to launch tin contract soon
Shanghai Futures Exchange is moving forward with the launch of a tin contract and has already delivered the application to China Securities Regulatory Commission, Mr. Ye Chunhe, Vice General Manager announced at ITRI China’s Annual Tin Reception in Sanya, Hainan...Mixed views on China market at SMM conference
Analysts from SMM and ITRI presented similar views on Chinese refined tin supply at the SMM Tin Conference in Suzhou at the end of last week, but rather divergent estimates of demand. While SMM analyst Wu Xiaofeng predicted that China tin consumption would grow by...YTC announces details of re-organisation
Trading in Yunnan Tin Company shares on the Shenzhen stock exchange resumed after a three month suspension yesterday, following the announcement of an asset re-organisation which saw it take a 75.74% equity stake in Yunnan Huanlian Zinc & Indium and simultaneously...
