Returning smelters reduce imports; Myanmar flooding to pressure China supply
Despite significant falls in tin consumption earlier in the year, demand for the metal in China has recovered well. In fact, with smelters including Yunnan Tin closed for maintenance over the June-July period, the country imported large amounts of refined tin....Rising demand increases China’s appetite for overseas tin
Despite a shrinking arbitrage, official Customs data shows that China imported a large amount of refined tin in July – 2,750 tonnes – a six-fold increase from 2019. Imports year-to-date reached 12,113 tonnes, eleven times higher than the same period last year. As a...Chinese refined tin imports remain high
With the SHFE-LME arbitrage still wide, China continues to import record amounts of refined tin. The latest China Customs data indicates that the country imported 1,183 tonnes of refined tin in April. While this is level with March’s total, this is up some 773%...YTC receive permission to carry out processing trade
On April 20th this year, Yunnan Tin Company (YTC), the largest tin-producing company in China, received sole permission from the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China to carry out the processing trade of tin concentrate. The policy, which was...China tin ore imports rebound in October
Customs figures released last week show that the gross weight of China’s tin ore and concentrate imports in October totalled 36,515 tonnes (estimated at 4,300t contained tin), up 35% year-on-year and more than double the September total. Over 99% of imports...China ore imports keep growing
Latest customs figures show that China’s imports of tin ores and concentrates in August were almost three times the volume recorded in August 2015. The gross weight of imports last month was 38,428 tonnes (estimated 4,600t contained tin), up 188% year-on-year,...China production falling as concentrate imports rise
China’s tin concentrate imports increased by 170% year-on-year to 27,043t (gross weight) in October, according to the latest official data. 96% of the imports were from Myanmar. China imported 209,356t tin concentrate in January to October in 2015, up by 68%. Of...
