Trade ministry data showed that the tonnage of tin checked prior to export fell to 6,904 tonnes in September, down 11.0% from 7,755 tonnes in September 2009. The cumulative total for the first three quarters of this year is 67,011 tonnes, down 11.3% on the corresponding year-ago figure.
The data is based on checks carried out by independent surveying companies as part of the ministry’s export licencing scheme. There are currently 33 licenced exporters, although several smelters with licences are known to have closed. Two new licences have been issued since August this year, to PT Singkep Timah Utama and PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa.
