TINS Strengthens Sales in Asia
PT Timah Tbk plans to strengthen sales in the Asian market as currently around 98 percent of PT Timah productions are exported. The TINS stock-coded company recorded 144,09 percent higher sales to 31,000 tons in the first half of 2019 year-on-year (YoY) from 12,700 tons in 2018. Meanwhile, TINS production increased to 37,000 tons in H1 2019 from 12,000 tons a year earlier.
Sales to Asian countries contributed the most to the shipment, reaching 70 percent-75 percent of total export, followed by Europe which reached 20 percent-25 percent, and America by six percent to seven percent; while TINS domestic sales portion were only three percent to four percent. Amid the decline in tin metal prices, TINS keeps increasing production to catch up with the 2019 production and sales targets.