Tin Market Report December 2016

Abstract 3
1 International market review 3
1.1 LME tin prices fluctuate in wide range 3
1.2 Burmese-origin tin ore’s pricing coefficient down in December 3
2 International market review 4
2.1 Chinese tin ingot prices continue to show upward trend 4
2.2 Chinese tin concentrate prices up slightly 4
2.3 Tin scrap market sees sparse transactions 5
3 Monthly output data 5
3.1 The global tin market sees a supply shortage of 26,600t from Jan to Sep 2016 5
3.2 China’s output for tin ingot down by 9.2% MOM in Dec 5
3.3 China’s stocks for tin ingot slightly up by 4.1% MOM in late Dec 6
4 Import and export data and analysis 6
4.1 Indonesia’s refined tin exports down by 6
44% YOY in December 6
4.2 China’s tin ore imports up by 21.96% MOM in November 6
4.3 China’s refined tin and tin alloy imports down by 50.85% MOM in November 8
5 Company News 9
5.1 Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals’ tin ingot output stable in December 9
5.2 Tin ingot output of China Tin decreases by 53.5% MOM in December 9
6 Market outlook 9













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Pic 1: Prices for three-month LME tin contracts from November to December 2016 3
Pic 2: Import price trend for Burmese tin ore 20% from November to December 2016 4
Pic 3: Spot price trend for Chinese tin ingot from November to December 2016 4
Pic 4: Chinese tin concentrate 60%min price trend from November to December 2016 5
Pic 5 China’s monthly output of tin ingot in 2015-2016 5
Pic 6 Monthly stocks for Chinese tin ingot from 2015 to 2016 6
Pic 7: Indonesia’s refined tin and tin product exports from 2015 to 2016 6
Pic 8: Chinese imports of tin ore in 2015-2016 (tonne) 7
Pic 9: Chinese imports of tin ore from Burma in 2015-2016 7
Pic 10: China’s refined tin and tin alloy imports by month from 2015 to 2016 8
Pic 11: China refined tin and tin alloy imports by country from 2015-2016 8

Table 1 China’s tin ingot output in November and December by province (ton) 5
Table 2 Stocks for tin ingot in major provinces of China from Nov to Dec 6
Table 3 China tin ore import by country in November 7
Table 4 Major Chinese tin ore importers in November 7
Table 5 China refined tin and tin alloy imports by country in November 8
Table 6 Major Chinese refined tin and tin alloy importers in November 8

.Asian Metal Copyright5% MOM in December 9 6 Market outlook 9 Graph Pic 1: Prices for three-month LME tin contracts from November to December 2016 3 Pic 2: Import price trend for Burmese tin ore 20% from November to December 2016 4 Pic 3: Spot price trend for Chinese tin ingot from November to December 2016 4 Pic 4: Chinese tin concentrate 60%min price trend from November to December 2016 5 Pic 5 China’s monthly output of tin ingot in 2015-2016 5 Pic 6 Monthly stocks for Chinese tin ingot from 2015 to 2016 6 Pic 7: Indonesia’s refined tin and tin product exports from 2015 to 2016 6 Pic 8: Chinese imports of tin ore in 2015-2016 tonne 7 Pic 9: Chinese imports of tin ore from Burma in 2015-2016 7 Pic 10: China’s refined tin and tin alloy imports by month from 2015 to 2016 8 Pic 11: China refined tin and tin alloy imports by country from 2015-2016 8 Table 1 China’s tin ingot output in November and December by province ton 5 Table 2 Stocks for tin ingot in major provinces of China from Nov to Dec 6 Table 3 China tin ore import by country in November 7 Table 4 Major Chinese tin ore importers in November 7 Table 5 China refined tin and tin alloy imports by country in November 8 Table 6 Major Chinese refined tin and tin alloy importers in November 8 Asian Metal Copyright