Yunnan Tin and PT Timah establish strategic partnership
Yunnan Tin Company (YTC) and PT Timah, traditionally the two largest producers of refined tin globally, have established a strategic partnership to strengthen their respective positions in the market. A delegation from PT Timah and parent company MIND ID visited China...Yunnan Tin announces annual maintenance at Gejiu smelter
The world’s largest producer of refined tin, Yunnan Tin Company (YTC), has announced maintenance at its Gejiu smelter will commence on 25 August 2024 for up to 45 days. Annual maintenance is usually performed in July and August, and is factored into the company’s...Historic Renison mine sees record quarterly output
The historic Renison tin mine in Tasmania has seen its most productive quarter on record, with 2,506 t tin produced, yielding a rolling 12-year total production of over 10,000 t for the first time in the mine’s history. In its 2024 Q2 operations report, Bluestone...Yunnan Tin and PT Timah discuss strategic cooperation
The world’s largest producer of refined tin, Yunnan Tin, met with PT Timah, Indonesia’s largest and the world’s fifth largest producer, in Jakarta earlier in June to discuss future strategic cooperation following discussions at ITA’s International Tin Conference last...Global tin production sees modest decline in 2023
2023 saw global refined tin production of 370,100 t, representing a decline of 2.1% from 2022. Approximately 59% of this tin originated from just ten leading smelters, whose collective output increased by 856 t. The top two producers remain unchanged, with Yunnan Tin...Metals X reports increase in Renison annual production and new off-take agreement with Yunnan Tin
Renison joint-operator Metals X Ltd (ASX: MLX) has reported a quarterly and annual increase in tin production from the historic Tasmanian mine and a new off-take agreement with joint venture partner Yunnan Tin Group. Contained tin production from Rension was 2,714 in...Producers pull back as Chinese price plunges
Smelters in China will reduce their output over the next month due to a combination of scheduled maintenance and lower tin prices. Smelters are continuous operations, constantly purchasing tin concentrate and selling refined tin. In much of the world, producers hedge...Yunnan Hualian mine closes on COVID risk
Yunnan Tin Co., the world’s largest tin producer, has been forced to temporarily cease operations at one of its mines. Mining at the company’s Yunnan Hualian Zinc and Indium Co. subsidiary ceased on 18 April to comply with the local government’s...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,...
