As spring transitions into summer, all things flourish. Amidst the collision of ideas and the fusion of wisdom, the 2-day 2026 International Tin Industry Forum, organized by Asian Metal and specially co-organized by Guangxi Huaxi Nonferrous Metal Co., Ltd, came to a successful conclusion on April 23-24 in Nanning, Guangxi.

This forum, with the theme of "Key Metals, Key Opportunities", attracted nearly 180 representatives from various regions including China, Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, Australia, Bulgaria, Germany, Sweden, the United States, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Brazil to gather in the green city of Nanning. They jointly discussed the grand plans for the high-quality development of the global tin industry. Over the past two days, the various guests exchanged in-depth views and reached consensus on key topics such as tin resource patterns, supply chain stability, innovation in high-end materials, green and low-carbon transformation, and global trade restructuring. They provided practical ideas and cooperation plans to contribute to the steady progress of the global tin industry. Here, we would like to express our special gratitude to Guangxi Huaxi Nonferrous Metal Co., Ltd for its dedicated support for this forum, helping to smoothly advance all preparations and agendas of the forum. Let us stand side by side, with innovation as the engine, green as the background, and collaboration as the path, jointly promoting the global tin industry towards a more resilient and sustainable future! We wish all colleagues success and new achievements in the new journey!

At 9:00 a.m. on April 24th, Mr. Yanglong Guo, an analyst specializing in the tin industry of Asia Metal, served as the host of this forum and announced the grand opening of the conference. He also extended a warm welcome and heartfelt gratitude to the new and old friends who came to attend the event.

At 9:05 am, Mr. Xiaoning Zhang, the Party Secretary and Chairman of Guangxi Huaxi Nonferrous Metal Co., Ltd, a special co-organizer of this forum, delivered the opening speech for this grand event. In his speech, Mr. Zhang emphasized that currently, the global industrial landscape is undergoing rapid restructuring, and the strategic importance of key metals is continuously increasing. The tin industry is currently in a critical transformation period characterized by tightening resource constraints, upgrading demand structure, higher green standards, and an increase in geopolitical and policy variables. He stressed that ensuring the stability of supply chains, promoting technological innovation breakthroughs, deepening the collaboration across the entire value chain, and accelerating the green and low-carbon transformation are the common missions of the industry. Huaxi is willing to use this forum as a bridge to work with global partners to expand access to high-quality resources, jointly tackle core technologies, build a mutually beneficial and win-win ecosystem, and jointly strengthen the country's capacity for ensuring key metal resources, promoting the high-quality development of the tin industry in China and globally.

After the speech session, the first to present was Mr. Yonghong Li, the Executive Director of Lide Holding Co. and the General Manager of Yafela Trading (Beijing) Ltd. He delivered an excellent report titled "Recommendation for High-Quality Tin Ore Resources Project in Brazil". Brazil, as a major producer of tin and multi-metal ores, has always attracted numerous investors. Through his detailed explanations of the San Francisco Tantalum-Silicon-Tin Mine in Brazil, the Alicemis Tin Mine in Brazil, the tin, niobium, tantalum, titanium multi-metal mines in the Rondônia State of Brazil, the tantalum-silicon multi-metal mine, tin, gold, mica, and tourmaline multi-metal mines in the Paraíba State of Brazil, and the tin, gold, copper, and tourmaline multi-metal mines in the Goiás State of Brazil, Mr. Li comprehensively presented to the attending guests the overall situation of the key minerals of the resource-rich country Brazil. Among them, the resource layout of Brazil's tin mines, industrial policies, and potential opportunities received high attention from the attendees.

Subsequently, Mr. Dato' Derek Teng Hooi Kheong, Chairman and Founder of Setara Jelita Sdn Bhd. The president of Malaysia Maritime Silk Route Research Society. Deputy Vice Chairman of Malaysia China Business Council, presented the report titled "Malaysian Tin Mines: Global Market Analysis and Investment Opportunities". The report provided a detailed explanation of the overview of the Malaysian tin mining industry, the analysis of the global tin mining market landscape, the government support and incentive policies, investment opportunities and future prospects. Mr. Deng's speech gave the participants a more comprehensive understanding of the resource endowment of Malaysia, an important tin-producing country in Asia. Finally, Mr. Deng also emphasized to the guests present that the Malaysian tin mining market contains significant investment opportunities. Its abundant resources, friendly policies and favorable geographical location make it a worthy investment destination. He suggested that interested investors conduct in-depth research, actively connect with policies, and attach importance to technological innovation and sustainable development to seize this market opportunity.

After the tea break, Mr. Gajan Suthahar, a shareholder and General Manager of Indviz Group in Nigeria, delivered an impressive presentation titled " Mining Operations in Nigeria" to the guests present. Mr. Suthahar comprehensively analyzed the overall supply situation of tin concentrate in Africa and the potential for new production capacity. He focused on introducing the current policies and regulatory directions of the Nigerian government regarding tin mine exploration, development, licensing, and export. By comparing with major African producers such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, he elaborated on Nigeria's outstanding advantages in resource endowment, policy stability, location logistics, and cooperation environment. At the same time, he analyzed the changes in the trade flow of tin concentrate in Africa and pointed out that more and more sources are bypassing traditional channels and establishing direct cooperation with Chinese smelters and end-users. Africa is becoming an important new source of stable supply for China's tin raw materials.

Subsequently, Mr. Bentley Atteberry, the CEO of Myst Trading Pte Ltd., delivered a keynote speech titled "Connecting Smelters to Supply in a Volatile Landscape". Mr. Bentley delved into the geographical changes in the global tin supply landscape, policy variables, and the characteristics of supply chain fluctuations. He also outlined the strategic evolution of China's tin concentrate imports from a regional dominance to a global diversification. He analyzed the dual roles and operational risks of artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) in the tin supply chain, as well as the triple pressures faced by smelters - raw material, cost, and regulatory. Based on this, he redefined the value of traders - shifting from intermediaries to full-chain supply chain managers, providing integrated services such as stable procurement, logistics optimization, quality control, price risk management, and upstream financing support. He also shared the company's project layout and operation in African tin mines, its long-term impact on the Chinese market, and its trend predictions.

The meeting resumed on time at 2:15 p.m. Firstly, Ms. Wenjuan Li, the Vice General Manager of Honghe Hongtou New Materials Co., Ltd., presented a report titled " The innovation-driven development strategy centered on Yunnan". As the most important producer of tin ore in the world, Yunnan plays an irreplaceable role in stabilizing the international supply of tin ingots and ensuring the stable operation of the market. The report provided an in-depth and easy-to-understand introduction to the global situation and the structure of China's tin industry, the advantageous position of Yunnan in the entire industry, as well as the challenges and future opportunities it faces. Finally, from the perspective of the company, it introduced its core development strategy and detailed the path to achieving the goals and the outlook for the future.

Next, Mr. Jiasong Zhang, the Founder and Chairman of Hunan Yuxiling New Material Co., Ltd., delivered an insightful presentation titled " Future Engine - The Invisible Revolution from ATO, ITO to Green Technology and the Intelligent World". Starting from the "industrial seasoning" attribute of tin, Mr. Zhang systematically explained the material principles, structural characteristics and core functions of ATO and ITO transparent conductive oxides, and demonstrated the key applications of tin in cutting-edge fields such as photovoltaics, flexible electronics, foldable screens, solid-state batteries, 5G/6G transparent antennas, thermoelectric materials, infrared imaging, and semiconductor chips. He pointed out that global tin demand will maintain a steady growth from 2025 to 2026, and ITO/ATO, perovskite photovoltaics, new energy vehicles, AI computing equipment will become the core driving forces. Combining China's strategic and industrial advantages, he envisioned the value upgrade path of tin from a traditional solder to a key material in the future, and called on the industry to increase technological innovation, international collaboration and the construction of a circular system.

Finally, Mr. Guangxing Hu, the Senior Engineer of Yunnan Tin Indium Laboratory Co., Ltd. continued with the content of the downstream section and presented the report titled " Research on the Preparation Process of 4N High-Purity Stannous Chloride/Stannous Sulfate". Mr. Hu, on behalf of the team, introduced the rigid demands and technical bottlenecks of high-purity tin salts in fields such as electronic electroplating, photovoltaic cells, semiconductor packaging, Mini LED, and new energy batteries. Currently, high-purity tin salts in China are highly dependent on imports, and the domestic production gap for 4N grade (99.99%) products is significant. Through innovative processes such as composite purification, deep impurity removal, and full-process anti-contamination, the team successfully achieved the laboratory preparation of 4N grade chlorinated tin(I) and sulfuric acid-tin(I) salts, with impurities stabilized to the ppb level, and the indicators matched those of international high-end products. He shared the pilot project planning, industrialization path, economic benefits, and application extensions of the project, helping to solve the "strangling" problem of high-end tin materials, promoting domestic substitution and the autonomy of the industrial chain.

The meeting report session has come to an end. After a short break, the roundtable discussion session for experts began. The discussion was chaired by Mr. Wei Sang, the director of the Tin Department of China Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. The discussion participants included Ms. Jinfei Liang, the Director and Vice General Manager of Guangxi Huaxi Nonferrous Metal Co., Ltd, Mr. Bentley Atteberry, the CEO of CEO of Myst Trading Pte Ltd., and Mr. Kasim Alabi, the General Manager of Kayzee Products and Minerals Ltd. The guests engaged in extensive and in-depth exchanges on topics such as supply chain stability and raw material procurement, policies of resource-rich countries and geopolitical conflicts, collaborative efforts of key metal platforms and pricing, advanced materials and green smelting technologies, trends and regional patterns of tin supply, price predictions and market driving factors, transformation of trading company roles and risk management, emerging demands and risks of technological substitution. During the discussion, Mr. Jin guang Jiang, the chairman of Hunan Xianghualing Tin Industry Co., Ltd., Mr. Ruqiu He, the chairman of Hunan Global South Industrial Co., Ltd., and the guests on stage also had friendly interactive exchanges.

At 6:30 p.m., the 2026 International Tin Forum Appreciation Dinner - The Night of Huaxi - warmly kicked off. Mr. Hao Zhao, the Sales Director of Asia Metal, on behalf of the organizers, expressed sincere gratitude to all the speakers, attendees, co-organizer, and staff. The banquet hall was filled with guests and the atmosphere was lively. Colleagues from home and abroad engaged in in-depth communication, enhanced mutual trust, and coordinated cooperation in a relaxed and friendly environment. Several resource development, technical cooperation, and long-term supply intentions were initially reached during the event, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent implementation of industrial synergy. With laughter and good wishes, all the agenda of this forum was successfully concluded. The successful holding of this forum further consolidated the global tin industry cooperation platform, clarified the development direction of the industry, and consolidated the industry consensus of green innovation, collaboration, and win-win cooperation. Facing the new era of supply-demand structure transformation, supply chain reconfiguration, and the improvement of green standards, the global tin industry will adopt a more open, more collaborative, and more innovative attitude to jointly ensure resource security, promote technological upgrading, expand high-end applications, and achieve sustainable development. Thus, the 2026 International Tin Industry Forum (Nanning, Guangxi) has successfully concluded! We look forward to seeing you again next year and jointly embarking on a new journey in the tin industry.