YTC visits ITA during LME Week
A delegation from Yunnan Tin Corporation (YTC), led by Han Shouli, Vice President and General Manager of Yunnan Tin Group (Holding) Company Limited, visited the ITA headquarters in St Albans, London in October. The visit was an opportunity to enhance the relationship...YTC’s Gejiu smelter to undergo maintenance
Yunnan Tin Company (YTC), the world’s leading tin producer, has announced that its Gejiu smelter will halt production for equipment maintenance from July 11, 2023, with the overhaul period estimated to last no more than 45 days. The annual planned maintenance was...Global tin production maintains output in 2022
2022 saw refined tin production remain steady from the previous year. However, performance varied from company to company. Yunnan Tin Company maintained its position as the world’s largest producer of refined tin, while other Chinese companies shuffled up the...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,...Yunnan Tin posts new profit record
Yunnan Tin Company (YTC) posted record profits over the first half of 2021 on the back of high base metals prices and improved production. With much of the world investing in infrastructure to recover from the economic impacts of the coronavirus (COVID) pandemic, the...YTC begins annual maintenance
YTC has announced that it will cease production at its main smelter as it undergoes maintenance.Yunnan Tin has two smelters in China, one in Yunnan province, and the other in Hunan. Together, the two smelters produced some 76,500 tonnes of refined tin in 2020, with...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...Fires lit at Yunnan Tin’s new smelter
Yunnan Tin, one of the world’s most significant refined tin producers – and China’s largest – began commissioning its new smelter last Thursday. In July 2013, the company announced that it would move its main smelting facility from the centre...YTC reports increased profits despite lower production in 2019
According to its 2019 annual report, Yunnan Tin Co. (YTC) increased its profit last year despite lower refined tin production. The company plans to improve both in 2020. YTC final audited numbers show that it produced 72,600 tonnes of refined tin in 2019, along with...
