Tin Market Report April 2015

Contents
Introduction 4
1 Tin futures on LME climb after a sharp decline 4
2 Chinese domestic market review 5
2.1 Chinese tin prices rebound after a sharp decline 5
2.2 Tin concentrate supply tight 6
3 Monthly production data 7
3.1 Global tin market in a deficit of 1,000t during Jan-Feb 7
3.2 Operating rate of Chinese main tin smelters in April down by 3.7% MOM 7
4 Import & export data 8
4.1 Tin exports from Indonesia up by 16% MOM in March 8
4.2 Chinese imports of refined tin and tin alloys in March down by 63.7% MOM 9
4.3 Chinese imports of and concentrate in March down by 13.2% MOM 13
5 Related industry developments 17
5.1 Electronic information investment growth continues to slow down 17
5.2 Tin scrap market moves down 17
6 Company news 17
6.1 PT Timah to reduce tin output 17
6.2 Yunnan Tin stops production for annual repairs 18
6.3 China Tin halts production for maintenance 18
7 Outlook for May 18




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