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,...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...Tighter Chinese market slows tin exports
Chinese exports of refined tin slowed in June as the arbitrage between the Shanghai and London exchanges narrowed. The arbitrage arises from differences in the valuation of tin between the two exchanges. Typically, the Chinese import price – the LME price, minus...YTC begins switch to new smelter
Yunnan Tin (YTC) is close to achieving full-scale production at its new smelter, it announced in a recent press release. In 2006, the Chinese government announced environmental reforms that forced smelters within 1 km of residential areas to be relocated. Located in...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...
