China trade volumes recovered in March
China’s refined tin imports in March amounted to 889 tonnes, down by 45% on March 2013. However, the volume is up by 323% comparing to February and this is a rebound from lower volumes over the last seven months. The rise was attributed to a general industry...China refined tin imports drop to 10 year low
China’s monthly refined tin imports in February reached the lowest point in the last 10 years. Imports in February were only 210t, down by 82% year-on-year. Affected by the Spring Festival, the whole tin industry was inactive for nearly half of the month. It is...China buys concentrates instead of metal
China’s refined tin imports in January amounted to 732t, down by 69% on January 2013. Volumes have been quite flat since August 2013, affected by the Indonesian supply bottleneck and ever growing quantities of tin concentrate import. Refined tin imports did...Tin smelters in Jiangxi suspend operations on pollution claim
Several smelters in China’s Nankang city, Jiangxi province have reportedly been ordered to suspend operations because of the water pollution. Three tin smelters in the area – Nanshan, Jinlong Mining and Kaiyuan Mining – have been closed since January...Big changes in China tin trade in 2013
Annual Chinese trade figures released this week show a 56% fall in refined tin imports and a 99% rise in tin metal exports last year, while concentrate imports, mainly from Myanmar, more than tripled in volume. China’s total refined tin imports in 2013 were...YTC halts smelter for maintenance
Yunnan Tin Company Limited announced that it has commenced a regular smelting equipment maintenance at its main 50,000 tpy capacity Gejiu plant from 30th December in order to ensure good performance and sustainable production. It is estimated that the maintenance work...China issues first 2014 export quotas
China has issued the first batch of 2014 metal export quotas, including rare earths, antimony, molybdenum, tungsten, indium and tin. The initial quotas, excluding rare earths, account for about 70 percent of the total China aims to give for the industrial metals in...China exports rise, imports fall
China’s net refined tin imports have fallen sharply this year as a result of over-supply in its domestic market and unattractive price arbitrage. According to official customs figures, China exported 826t refined tin and tin alloy in October, up by 560% y-o-y....Yunnan Tin head charged
Chinese authorities have arrested and charged Yunnan Tin chairman Lei Yi for accepting bribes, in the latest example of the country’s crackdown on graft. Reuters reported that he had been charged with taking 20 million yuan ($3.27 million) in bribes from four...
