Monthly Tin Market Report Aug 2018

Contents

1 Market Highlights 4
2 Economy and Policy 4
2.1. Action plan for comprehensive control of air pollution in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and surrounding areas in autumn and winter 2018-2019 (draft for soliciting opinions) 4
2.2 Shandong launches 2018 provincial environmental inspection 4
2.3 The Ministry of Natural Resources to crack down on unlicensed exploration and mining 4
2.4 China starts to impose additional tariffs on about USD16 billion of imports from the United States 4
2.5 The Ministry of Environmental Protection in Yunnan issues notice to establish a list of enterprises in key industries involving heavy metals 5
3 Market Movements 5
3.1 Chinese market 5
3.1.1 Chinese tin ingot prices drop first but increase later 5
3.1.2 Tin concentrate market sees limited deals 5
3.2 International market movements 5
3.2.1 Indonesia's refined tin exports up by 25% YOY in August 5
3.2.2 PM approves planning on mineral exploration and exploitation 6
3.2.3 LME tin prices hit the bottom from 2017 6
4 Company News 6
4.1 Yunfan Nonferrous Metal resumes tin ingot production 6
4.2 Yongpan Waste Metal halts tin alloy production 6
4.4 China Tin Group to produce refined tin 7
4.5 Jingcui Mining resumes tin concentrate production 7
4.6 Yitong Nonferrous Mining's tin concentrate output down 7
4.7 Dongguan Yihui Industry to increase tin ingot production 7
4.8 Jiandasheng Metal puts electric furnace into operation 7
4.9 Jinhong Renewable Resources restarts tin ingot production 7
4.10 Sanhan Tin to reduce tin ingot consumption 7
4.11 New Nanshan Technology's operating rate for tin ingot up 8
4.12 Qianyuan Tin raises tin solder output 8
4.13 Wanshan Tin increases tin solder production 8
4.14 Dayu Senben completes production expansion in Burma 8
4.15 Huaxing Mining puts tin concentrate into production 8
4.16 Fujing Mining raises crude tin output 8
4.17 Gejiu Jinye just operates fuming furnace 9
4.18 Xiaoshan Tin reduces tin ingot output 9
4.19 Yuansheng Tin's tin ingot output up 9
4.20 Mianning Iron acquires tin ore mining permit 9
4.21 Gaofeng Mining reduces tin concentrate output 9
4.22 Huifu Mining starts to construct tin dressing plant 9
4.23 Gejiu Jinying resumes crude tin production 10
4.24 Hongyun Industry and Trade suspends tin concentrate production 10
4.25 Fine Chemicals Group's new plant under debugging 10
4.26 Weige Chemical Industry halts tin chemical products production 10
4.27 Qunli Nonferrous Metal Materials halts tin solder production 10
4.28 Jinshunda Tin raises tin ingot output 10
5 Producers Statistics 10
5.1Chinese tin ingot producers' output up by 13.1% MOM in Aug 11
5.2 Chinese tin concentrate producers' inventory down by 2.9% MOM in Aug 11
5.3 Chinese tin ingot producers' sales up by 11% YOY in Aug 11
6 Relevant Industry News 12
6.1 Tin innovation in solar energy battery connection 12
7 Market Outlook for Next Month 12

Graph Content

Graph 1 Chinese spot tin prices trend from Jul to Aug (EXW; RMB/ton) 5
Graph 2 Price trend for Chinese tin concentrate 60%min from Jul to Aug (EXW; RMB/metal ton) 5
Graph 3 Prices for three-month LME tin contracts from Jul to Aug 2018 (USD/t) 6
Graph 4 Stocks for three-month LME tin contracts from Jul to Aug 2018 (USD/t) 6
Graph 5 Chinese tin ingot producers' output by month from Jan 2017 to Aug 2018 (ton) 11
Graph 6 Chinese tin ingot producers' output by province by month from Jan 2017 to Aug 2018 (ton) 11
Graph 7 Chinese tin concentrate producers' inventory by month from Jan 2017 to Aug 2018 (ton) 11
Graph 8 Chinese tin concentrate producers' inventory by province by month from Jan 2017 to Aug 2018 (ton) 11
Graph 9 Chinese tin ingot producers' sales by month from Jan 2017 to Aug 2018 (ton) 11
Graph 10 Chinese tin ingot producers' sales by province by month Jan 2017 to Aug 2018 (ton) 11




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