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Tin in the News (30 June 2010) |
Source: ITRI Ltd
Dip in Peru production (30 Jun 2010)
Peru’s May mine production of tin-in-concentrates was 2,909 tonnes, down 5% compared to May 2009. Based on ITRI’s calculation, total mine production for the first five months of the 2010 was 15,279 tonnes, almost exactly the same as the same period in 2009.
Jump in premiums in Korea tender (30 Jun 2010)
South Korea’s Public Procurement Service paid a greatly increased premium of US$930/tonne cif Incheon over the LME price for 200 tonnes of 99.9% high grade tin this week. Its last purchase of high grade tin, booked in March for delivery by May 31, was at a premium of US$530/tonne, while last week it booked 200 tonnes of standard 99.85% tin for mid-September delivery at a premium of US$320/tonne. The agency plans to buy 1,910 tonnes of tin in 2010.
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Tin in the News (16 June 2010) |
Source: ITRI Ltd
Jump in Japan’s tin imports (16 Jun 2010)
Japan’s imports of refined tin in the January-April 2010 period amounted to 10,837 tonnes, up 81% year-on-year against the same period in 2009 in spite of a major fall in the country’s manufacturing and export activity. Indonesia accounted for 47% of the total imports with the rest mainly from Thailand (34%) and Malaysia (15%).
Another slow month for Indonesian exports (14 Jun 2010)
Provisional data released by Indonesia’s trade ministry showed tin exports in May totalled 7,333 tonnes, 26% lower than in May 2009. Cumulative tonnage for January-May 2010 was 35,234 tonnes, down 16% year-on-year. The lower output could be could be due to declining production from small-scale mines.
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Tin in the News (09 June 2010) |
Source: ITRI Ltd
Solder companies state position on conflict minerals (09 Jun 2010)
The Solder Products Value Council (SPCV) of IPC, the association representing many of the world’s major solder manufacturers said this week that it “supports governments, NGOs and industry groups in their efforts to eliminate trade of ‘conflict metals’, especially mined tin from the Democratic Republic of the Congo…. The IPC SPVC supports ITRI’s efforts to achieve that goal.”.
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Tin in the News (02 June 2010) |
Source: ITRI Ltd
Bangka-Belitung may restrict small mines (02 Jun 2010)
The government of Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia’s main tin-producing province plans to stop small traditional mining within the next four years to slow down destruction of the island’s environment. Traditional tin mining has been expanding with farmers and fishermen having switched to mine tin. The provincial government would help the traditional miners to switch back to agriculture and fishing or to other work in tourism, plantations and other industries.
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Tin in the News (26 May 2010) |
Source: ITRI Ltd
ITRI International Tin Conference round-up (26 May 2010)
Over 180 delegates participated in ITRI’s International Tin Conference held in Vancouver on 17-19 May. Thirty speakers presented papers on production, consumption, investment, trade and regulations. There was a general up-beat sentiment about the current state of market fundamentals – although this was tempered by concerns about the possible negative impact of the Euro zone financial crisis.
Some key points and themes which came out were:
• China continued to provide massive support to tin and other metals markets. China has transformed from a large net exporter to a net importer of tin. India has great potential to lift its per capita usage of tin.
• Tin consumption has bounced back in 2010. Global solder shipments in Q1 2010 were over 50% higher than Q1 2009. However, tin usage may be affected by strong risks of substitution in PVC stabilisers and growing regulatory pressure on many applications.
• Investment in new mine capacity is patchy.
• Artisanal mining and “conflict minerals” remained in the spotlight.
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