Indonesian tin exports robust in Q1

Indonesian tin exports totalled 18,018 tonnes in Q1, up by 3.1% compared to the final quarter of 2016, and up 86% year-on-year. Exports in January, February and March, totalled 6,964 tonnes, 4,911 tonnes and 6,143 tonnes respectively, varying in broad relation to the...

Timah report improved financials for 2016

The Indonesian state tin company, PT Timah, reported a 148% increase in profits to Rp 251.97 billion (~US$18.9 million) in 2016, despite a fall in mine and refined tin production to 24,121 and 23,756 tonnes respectively, according to an official press release by the...

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....

Indonesian tin exports low in November

Indonesian tin exports in November amounted to 4,892 tonnes, some 25% lower than in the previous month, according to preliminary figures released by the trade ministry today. The cumulative tonnage for the first eleven months of the year is 57,508 tonnes, down by 18%...

Timah production recovers in Q3

Indonesia’s state-controlled tin company, PT Timah, has reported strong operational and financial results in Q3, aided by the rising tin price, although total production for the first 9 months of the year still lags behind 2015 levels. Q3 mine production rose 9%...

RBT builds up production

Indonesia’s largest private tin smelter, PT Refined Bangka Tin is planning to build up production to 800 – 900 tpm and is in the process of re-instating the listing of its brand on the LME, Metal Bulletin reported. The company was reported by trade sources...

Indonesian exports recover in August

Indonesian tin exports rose to 5,379 tonnes last month, 62% higher than in July. In August 2015 exports were zero as a result of the introduction of a new export regulation and delays in issuing export licences. In the 12 months to August 2016 exports have amounted to...

Timah reports lower production and revenues in H1

The Indonesian state-run tin company, PT Timah, has reported a fall in production, stocks and revenue in its 2016 first half financial report, despite a reduction in costs and rise in average tin prices during the period. The company reported that its first half...

Refined Bangka Tin to restart production

The Indonesian private tin smelter, PT Refined Bangka Tin (RBT), has announced plans to resume production following a change of management, FastMarkets reported earlier today. In February this year it was announced that operations had ceased due to environmental...

Timah cuts 2016 production forecast

Indonesian state-controlled tin producer PT Timah will not meet its original production target of 30,000 tonnes this year. The company’s corporate secretary, Agung Nugroho, told Reuters today that output is now likely to be between 24,000 and 27,000 tonnes this...