Myanmar tin exports fall slightly in July
According to the latest official customs data, July exports of tin concentrate from Myanmar to China amounted to 20,095 tonnes gross weight. This represents a 29% year-on-year increase but a 19% decrease compared to June. Cumulative concentrate imports from Myanmar...China Tin Industry Code of Conduct announced
The China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has recently revealed a draft China Tin Industry Code of Conduct which currently has public opinion solicitation status. The new Code of Conduct has 7 aspects including enterprise layout; quality,...No let-up in Myanmar sales
Latest official customs data from China shows that tin ore and concentrate from Myanmar continues to flow in large volumes across the border between the two countries. June imports by China amounted to 24,632 tonnes gross weight, up by 55% compared to June last year....China refined tin imports drop sharply in May
China refined tin imports dropped 69% from 1,070 tonnes in April to 333 tonnes in May. The May figure also represents a 48% reduction compared to the same month of 2014. Although the arbitrage gap was wider than in April, a lack of market interest and sufficient...China tin imports boom in April
China tin imports boomed in April 2015, particularly imports of tin concentrates. China tin concentrate imports had declined over 4 months since last December. But the trend was reversed from mid-April, when concentrate imports grew 193% year-on-year and hit...Tin innovation critical as China’s economy enters new phase
The Yunnan Tin Company (YTC) has highlighted the importance of new tin innovations and smelting technologies to the future of China’s tin industry. YTC General Manager Zhang Fu presented the company’s outlook at the 2015 ITRI China International Tin Forum...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...
