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...Yunnan Tin first half performance improves
Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd (YTC) has released much improved first half 2014 financial results. Its operating revenue reached RMB 11.186 billion yuan (US$1.81 billion) in the first half of the year, a 6.9% rise from that of 2013. Net profit attributable to shareholders...China tin trade patterns little changed in May
China continues to be a net exporter of tin metal (mainly in the form of duty-free tin products) and a big buyer of concentrates from Myanmar, according to latest customs figures. China imported 645 tonnes refined tin in May, down by 51% y-o-y, but a 59% rise compared...Shanghai Futures Exchange plans to launch tin futures in 2014
“We are preparing to launch tin, nickel, alumina and rare earth futures currently. Tin and nickel will be introduced within this year.” said Mr. Yang Maijun, director of Shanghai Futures Exchange at the 10th Shanghai Derivatives Market Forum. Shanghai...China refined tin trade reflects local surplus
Although it is not immediately clear from the customs data, it looks like an over-supplied local market and a low domestic price relative to the LME has turned China into a net exporter of tin metal in the first four months of 2014, although it remains a large...
