TINS’ Effort in Hoisting Global Prices
State-owned miner PT Timah Tbk lowered tin export volume in a bid to spur global prices. TINS stock-coded company’s President Director Mochtar Riza Pahlevi, said the company issued a policy aimed at effectiveness and efficiency in operational costs, by cutting export volumes since July 2019.
TINS would put a further cut in export volume from 1,000 tons per month to 2,000 to 2,500 tons per month until the end of the year. Additionally, the company put a halt to production by stopping dredge operations. As for onshore mining, TINS reduced work shifts from three to one shift. With the reduction in exports, TINS expects the global tin prices could rise to approximately US$ 20,000 per ton.