Yunnan Tin
Encyclopedia
Yunnan Tin Group Company Limited (YTC) is the largest tin
producer
and exporter in China
and the world
. It is headquartered in Kunming
, Yunnan
. It involves in the production
, processing and export
of tin metal, and also for the production of tin-based and arsenic
-based chemicals. It was established in 1883 by the Government of Qing Dynasty
as the Gejiu Manufacture & Commercial Bureau (China Merchants).
It owns two listed subsidiaries, Yunnan Tin Company Limited and Sino-Platinum Metals Company Limited . It was established in 1998 and listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange
in 2000. It is the only stock company in the Chinese tin industry.
Tin
Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn and atomic number 50. It is a main group metal in group 14 of the periodic table. Tin shows chemical similarity to both neighboring group 14 elements, germanium and lead and has two possible oxidation states, +2 and the slightly more stable +4...
producer
Production, costs, and pricing
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and exporter in China
China
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and the world
World
World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....
. It is headquartered in Kunming
Kunming
' is the capital and largest city of Yunnan Province in Southwest China. It was known as Yunnan-Fou until the 1920s. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of Yunnan, and is the seat of the provincial government...
, Yunnan
Yunnan
Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with...
. It involves in the production
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
, processing and export
Export
The term export is derived from the conceptual meaning as to ship the goods and services out of the port of a country. The seller of such goods and services is referred to as an "exporter" who is based in the country of export whereas the overseas based buyer is referred to as an "importer"...
of tin metal, and also for the production of tin-based and arsenic
Arsenic
Arsenic is a chemical element with the symbol As, atomic number 33 and relative atomic mass 74.92. Arsenic occurs in many minerals, usually in conjunction with sulfur and metals, and also as a pure elemental crystal. It was first documented by Albertus Magnus in 1250.Arsenic is a metalloid...
-based chemicals. It was established in 1883 by the Government of Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
as the Gejiu Manufacture & Commercial Bureau (China Merchants).
It owns two listed subsidiaries, Yunnan Tin Company Limited and Sino-Platinum Metals Company Limited . It was established in 1998 and listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange
Shenzhen Stock Exchange
The Shenzhen Stock Exchange is one of the People's Republic of China's two stock exchanges, alongside the Shanghai Stock Exchange. It is based in Shenzhen, China...
in 2000. It is the only stock company in the Chinese tin industry.