July 2019: Refined Tin Output 12.566 kt
13/08/19 | Tin
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: China produced 12.566 kt of refined tin in July 2019, down 2.1% on the previous month. The decline in output was mainly attributable to production cuts by several smelters in Yunnan due to a shortage of raw materials, and reduced production in Jiangxi due to…
China Imports 12.38 kt of Tin Ore/Concentrates in June
02/08/19 | Tin
Alu News China Customs: China imported 12.38 kt of tin ore and concentrates in June, 11.44 kt of which was from Burma, accounting, for 92% of the national total. Other tin ore and concentrate imports were 313 t from Malaysia, 60 t from Australia and 27 t from Laos in…
Domestic Refined Tin Output at 75 kt in H1 2019
18/07/19 | Tin
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News ITA: China remains the world’s largest refined tin producer with output of 75 kt in H1 2019, down 10% on-year. According to ITA surveys of 15 tin smelters in China, total June output was 12.5 kt, down 9% on-month and down 9% on-year respectively. The decline…
Hunan Nanfang Tin Resumes Operation
08/05/19 | Tin
Alu News Nanfang Tin Mining Co., Ltd. resumed tin concentrate production at the end of April 2019. The company has been designed to have a 4 kt (in tin metal) of tin concentrate production capacity at minimum 60% grade. The previous 3-month suspension curbed tin concentrate output (at minimum 60%…
China Imports 13.06 kt of Tin Ore/Concentrates in March
26/04/19 | Tin
Alu News China Customs: China imported 13.06 kt of tin ore and concentrates in March, 12.06 kt of which was from Burma with 3.1 kt of tin in metal, up 244% on-month and up 55% on-year. China imported 11.1 kt of tin ore and concentrates (in tin metal) from Burma…
Domestic Tin Output Remains Flat in 2019
22/03/19 | Tin
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Domestic tin ore supply is unlikely to grow in 2019 due to limited growth expected in major producing regions. In southern China, tin ore mining is largely limited by environmental audits and safety checks. In IM, Yinman Mining with a 6 kt expansion plan in 2018,…
Huanggang and Nanfang Mining Suspend Operations
12/03/19 | Tin
China Commodity Marketplace Huanggang Mining, IM has suspended tin ore mining for two weeks due to the 13th NPC meeting restricting use of explosive. The company has an annual tin ore mining capacity of 2 kt. Nanfang Mining in Hunan suspended tin ore dressing in early February 2019 due to…
China Exported 1,198 t of Refined Tin in Jan. 2019
28/02/19 | Tin
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China Customs: China exported 1,198 t of refined tin in January 2019, doubling the figure for the same period in 2018 and marking the highest monthly level since January 2010. China imported 30.18 kt of tin ore and concentrates in January 2019, 29.39 kt of which…
2018 Burma Tin Ore Exports Expected to Decline
28/11/18 | Tin
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China’s tin ore and concentrate imports in October 2018 were 13,768 t (raw ore weight), of which 13,387 t was sourced from Burma. China’s tin ore and concentrate imports from Burma are expected at 3,300 t (in metal) during October, a decline of 11% on-month but…
