PT Timah Explores Partnership with Chinese Giant Yunnan Tin
PT Timah Tbk (TINS) is continuing communications with the major Chinese tin company, Yunnan Tin. This step is part of the company’s efforts to strengthen operational resilience and its strategy for developing strategic mineral reserves on the global stage.
Ilham Mahendress, Director of Production and Commercial at TINS, explained that the company is maintaining intensive communication to explore appropriate forms of collaboration between both parties. He noted that representatives from Yunnan Tin have even visited the company’s production facilities in Indonesia to directly observe the smelter technology currently in operation.
“So, regarding the potential with Yunnan Tin, we are still in continuous communication; we are still exploring. About one or two weeks ago, colleagues from Yunnan Tin even visited our sites, specifically the smelter environments, to see our smelter technology,” said Ilham during the 2025 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGMS) in Jakarta on Friday (12/06/2026).
The collaboration is planned to focus on the exchange of insights and the utilisation of technology within the operations and production sectors. PT Timah is seeking to identify which innovations can be adopted to improve the quality of national tin production to remain competitive in the international market.
“I believe the main focus will be on how we can exchange insights regarding operational and production knowledge. Which technologies are used by both, and which technologies can be exchanged and mutually utilised, primarily in operations and production,” he explained.
Beyond technical factory matters, the two companies have also begun discussing long-term strategies to secure tin resources and reserves. This exploration is viewed as crucial to strengthening the position of tin as a critical mineral commodity in supporting the development of the global green economy.
“We do not view this solely within the silos of Indonesia or China, but rather how to strengthen the resilience of the tin commodity in the context of critical and strategic minerals. We are still studying this; we also plan to visit Yunnan Tin this year to see in more detail which technologies we might be able to adopt,” he concluded.