Tin Market Report March 2014

Content

Introduction 4
1. Financial overview 4
1.1 Chinese domestic financial overview 4
1.1.Asian Metal Copyright1 Global tin Market in 10,300-tonne deficit in 2013 12 5 Import export data 12 5.Asian Metal Copyright1 CPI up by 2.Asian Metal Copyright2 International financial overview 6 1.Asian Metal Copyright0% YOY, PPI down by 2.0% YOY in February 4
1.1.2 PMI rebounds slightly in March 5
1.2 International financial overview 6
1.2.1 Future prices of crude oil drop 6
1.2.2 US dollar index fails to rebound 7
2 Tin futures on the LME decline 8
3 Chinese domestic market review 10
3.1 Chinese tin prices in decline 10
3.2 Trading in tin concentrate market slow 11
4 Monthly production data 12
4.1 Global tin Market in 10,300-tonne deficit in 2013 12
5 Import & export data 12
5.1 Tin exports from Indonesia in February up by 21% MOM 12
5.2 Chinese imports of tin and tin alloy in February down by 67% MOM 13
5.3 Chinese imports of tin concentrate in February down by 85% MOM 17
6. Related industry developments 20
6.1 Electronic information manufacturing industry investment continues to keep low growth in Jan-Feb 20
6.2 Little improvement on tin scrap market 20
7. Company news 20
7.1 MSC's subsidiary acquires 80 pct equity in SL Tin 20
7.2 Timah to revive Koba operations this year 21
8 Outlook for April 22

.Asian Metal Copyright2 Chinese imports of tin and tin alloy in February down by 67% MOM 13 5Asian Metal Copyright