Chinese tin strip industry

The Chinese tin strip industry has accelerated its overseas expansion in the past decade, shifting from exporting low-end raw materials to exporting high value-added technological products. By 2025, the export volume of refined tin will reach 23000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 32.3%, and the average export price will jump to 28.26 US dollars per kilogram. High purity lead-free solder, photovoltaic solder strips, and electronic packaging solder strips will become the main categories. Yunnan Tin Industry, with a production capacity of 70000 tons per year, accounts for a quarter of the world's total and leads the global supply chain. The core markets focus on Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia) and Europe (Italy as the largest importing country), while the United States has experienced a sharp decline in exports due to anti-dumping duties, prompting companies to indirectly penetrate through third-party transit trade. The EU will impose a maximum anti-dumping duty of 62.3% on tin plated steel from China in 2025, while the UK will impose a tariff of 49.98% on tin plated products, forcing companies to accelerate the process of passing RoHS and REACH certifications and build a new advantage of 'green manufacturing+standard export'. The industry is shifting from 'selling products' to 'exporting processes and standards'. Yunnan Tin Industry has pioneered oxygen rich smelting and tail gas denitrification technology, achieving a 50% reduction in carbon emissions and promoting the upgrading of tin strip products towards 'low carbonization, intelligence, and functionality'. The regional supply chain synergy effect under the RCEP framework continues to be released.