Monthly Tin Market Report Mar 2018

Contents

1. Market Highlights 5
2 Economy and Policy 5
2.2 Non-ferrous metals enterprises start applying and receiving emission permit in Yunnan 5
3 Market Movements 5
3.1 Chinese market 5
3.1.1 Chinese tin ingot prices down 5
3.1.2 Increasing treatment charges supported by tight supply of tin ore 5
3.2 International market 6
3.2.2 Timah's output increases in 2017 6
3.2.3 Tin prices show "V" trend 6
4 Company News 6
4.1 Guangsheng Tin resumes refined tin production 6
4.2 Chiding Renewable Resources resumes refined tin production 7
4.3 Zhantai Nonferrous Metal to resume refined tin production 7
4.4 Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous's tin ingot output doubles in February 7
4.5 Kaimeng Industry & Trade lowers tin ingot output in February 7
4.6 Gejiu Jinye merely keeps one third equipment in operation 7
4.7 Guida Nonferrous Metal resumes production of crude tin 7
4.8 Kaiyuan Mining plans to raise tin ingot output 7
4.9 Jinlong Mining delays resuming tin concentrate production 8
4.10 Weitai Tin begins to produce refined tin this week 8
4.11 Yunfan Nonferrous Metal performs transformation on plant 8
4.12 Huaxing Mining to put tin concentrate into production in late March at the earliest 8
4.13 Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolytic to raise tin ingot output in March 8
4.14 Jinshunda Tin plans to expand refined tin production in April 8
4.15 CNMC Chifeng Dajingzi plans to launch new electric furnace 8
4.16 Chiding Renewable Resources not in full capacity for tin ingot production in March 9
4.17 Nanshan Tin's operating rate declines 9
4.18 Gejiu Yitonng suspends tin concentrate production due to short supply of raw material 9
4.19 Gejiu Jingcui Mining suspends tin concentrate production 9
5 Producers Statistics 9
5.1 AM Statistics: China's tin ingot output up by 21.79% MOM in March 2018 9
5.2 Chinese tin smelters' tin ingot stocks down by 14.65% YOY in late March 2018 10
5.3 Chinese tin ingot producers' sales up by 34.34% MOM in March 2018 10
6 Customs Statistics 10
6.1 China's tin ore imports down by 69.61% MOM in February 2018 11
6.2 China's refined tin and tin alloy imports down by 31.94% MOM in February 2018 11
7 Relevant Industry News 12
8 Market Outlook for Next Month 12

Graph Content

Graph 1 Chinese spot tin prices trend from Feb to Mar (EXW; RMB/ton) 5
Graph 2 Price trend for Chinese tin concentrate 60%min from Feb to Mar (EXW; RMB/metal ton) 6
Graph 3 Prices for three-month LME tin contracts from Feb to Mar 2018 (USD/ton) 6
Graph 4 Stocks for three-month LME tin contracts from Feb to Mar 2018 (USD/ton) 6
Graph 5 China's tin ingot output by month from Jan 2017 to Mar 2018 (ton) 9
Graph 6 China's monthly output of tin ingot by region from Jan 2017 to Mar 2018 (ton) 10
Graph 7 China's tin ingot stocks from Jan 2017 to Mar 2018 by month (t) 10
Graph 8 China's tin ingot stocks from Jan 2017 to Mar 2018 by province (t) 10
Graph 9 Chinese tin ingot producers' monthly sales from Jan 2017 to Mar 2018 (ton) 10
Graph 10 China's tin ingot sales by region from Jan 2017 to Mar 2018 (ton) 10
Graph 11 China's tin ore imports from Jan 2017 to Feb 2018 by month (t) 11
Graph 12 China's tin ore imports from Burma from Jan 2017 to Feb 2018 by month (t) 11
Graph 13 China's monthly imports of refined tin and tin alloy from Jan 2017 to Feb 2018 (t) 11
Graph 14 China's monthly imports of refined tin and tin alloy from Jan 2017 to Feb 2018 by origin (t) 11

Chart 1 China's tin ore imports in February 2018 by origin (t) 11
Chart 2 Detailed data of China's refined tin and tin alloy imports in February 2018 (t) 11



.Asian Metal Copyright1 AM Statistics: China's tin ingot output up by 21Asian Metal Copyright