Trading resumes in Indonesia

ITA understands that two of Indonesia’s three largest smelters, including PT Timah, have now restarted exporting tin. Exports in February stood at 55 tonnes, representing a marginal increase from January, and a 98% decrease from February 2023. Trading on the...

Uganda clarifies minimum tin export grade

On 22nd December 2023 Uganda’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Development Dr Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu signed a new statutory instrument that clarified the minimum purity of tin exports as 99.85%, emphasising requirements for local value addition. Previous regulations...

Export license rule change restricts Indonesian shipments

Changing rules regarding the granting of export permits for Indonesian tin producers have restricted shipments of refined tin since early March. Customs data revealed shipments fell to 5,469 tonnes in March, down from 7,207 tonnes in February, while Indonesian...

Indonesian tin exports rise in December

Indonesian tin exports in December amounted to 6,051 tonnes, some 24% high than in the previous month, according to preliminary figures released by the trade ministry today. Reported figures for 2016 totalled 63,559 tonnes, down by 9.4% compared to the previous year....