Global tin production rebounds in 2021
2021 saw refined tin production rebound from its pandemic lows, with the majority of global smelters – including many in the Top Ten – having a relatively “normal” year. Yunnan Tin Company maintained its position as the world’s largest producer of refined tin,...PT Timah profits from high tin price
PT Timah achieved significant profits in the third quarter of 2021 following strong LME tin prices. In its latest quarterly report, PT Timah Tbk reported a net profit of 612 billion rupiah (some US$ 4.28 million) over the first three quarters of the year, an increase...YTC comes out top in difficult year for tin producers
2020 was a difficult year for tin producers. In many countries, the spread of the coronavirus saw lockdown measures that closed smelters and halted production. In total, ITA estimates that 327,200 tonnes of refined tin were produced in 2020. This was a nearly 8% drop...Indonesian tin sales fall after PT Timah announces production cuts
Sales through Indonesia’s main tin bourse, the Jakarta Futures Exchange (JFX), fell in March after PT Timah announced production cuts. The world’s largest tin producer, PT Timah, announced that it would delay some exports in March after the outbreak of the...PT Timah becomes top tin producer
This year saw some significant changes to the ‘top ten’ producers table, with PT Timah replacing Yunnan Tin Co. as the world’s largest producer of refined tin. The International Tin Association compiles data on the world’s refined tin producers, presented...PT Timah break ground on smelter upgrades
PT Timah, the world’s second largest tin producer, broke ground on the construction of its new smelter today, 30 January 2020. The smelter will use Ausmelt technology and will have a capacity of some 40,000 tonnes. The company estimates that the new smelter will...PT TIMAH confirm export cuts
Indonesian state-owned tin producer PT TIMAH has reaffirmed its plan to reduce refined tin exports by 2,000 tonnes per month after having announced the plan in September in response to low tin prices. Speaking to Indonesian news agency ANTARA on Friday 4 October,...Asia Tin Week: Medium-term tin market future is positive
ITA held its annual Asia Tin Week event in September, located this year in the city of Xi’an, China. Over 250 delegates gathered at the event to discuss the tin market as well as future applications and sources of tin. The occasion also celebrated the tenth...JFX launches physical tin contract
The Indonesian-based Jakarta Futures Exchange (JFX) has launched a new physical tin contract, which has been backed by the country’s major producer, PT Timah. The JFX initially aimed to bring a physical tin contract to the market in 2013, but this was delayed,...
