ITRI China International Tin Forum: looking for rainbows
The conference hosted by ITRI China in Kunming on 23-25 April attracted 260 delegates from 30 countries and benefited from the support of Yunnan Tin and sponsorship from all the other main Chinese producers. The meeting took place at a time when financial markets have...China imports in February slow down
China imported 1,145t refined tin in February, down by 51% compared to January and 69% year-on-year. Although it is the lowest monthly imports in the recent past, it is still a higher level compared with imports before 2012. There has been no profitable space for...China tin imports increased again in January
China imported 2,350t of refined tin in January, according to the latest data from China Customs. This was up by 46% year-on-year and also 23% higher than imports in December. There has not been any profitable arbitrage space from last October for the general import...China refined tin trade patterns changing
China imported 1,908t of refined tin in December 2012, down by 33% month-on-month and 44% year-on-year. The price differential between China and the LME has been very narrow and non-profitable for general imports in December and January, so we expect refined imports...China tin production and imports rise in November
Chinese refined tin production in November increased by 20% from October to 15,393t, while tin-in-concentrate production increased by 47% to 8,591t, according to data from China nonferrous metals association (CNIA). Steady and rising prices in November stimulated the...China tin industry cautious on market outlook for 2013
The first Tin Market Outlook Reception to be held by ITRI China in Beijing on 6 December attracted 91 delegates, including representatives of most leading producers, consumers and trade houses. At the end of meeting ITRI carried out a poll of participants’ views...China imports and production decline
Chinese refined tin imports were 2,324 tonnes in October, down by 30% month-on-month and 42% year-on-year. This was still a high volume, especially as there has been no price arbitrage space for general imports since September. Cumulative imports in January to October...China cuts 2013 tin export quotas to 17,000 tonnes
China will cut 2013 export quotas for tin by 5.6% from this year to 17,000 tonnes, following a cut of 4.8% for 2012, the Ministry of Commerce reported. China’s tin exports have fallen considerably since 2008, when the export tax was increased to 10%. The rise of...China tin imports remain high
China imported 3,318t refined tin in September according to China Custom data, up by 13% compared to August, although the rise in LME prices last month had eliminated obvious arbitrage opportunities. We believe the high volume was due to delayed arrivals of shipments....
