1 tin producer, Yunnan Tin Co Ltd, told Reuters that some tin it bought was from the Wa mine, the source of almost all Myanmar's tin exports. YCII is, in turn, a major supplier of tin to the world's top producer, Yunnan Tin, also based in Yunnan. While it was possible Yunnan Tin bought tin from Myanmar, sourcing from the country was not regarded as problematic by the audit programme Shenmao follows, he said. Yunnan Tin mixes the Wa tin with metal from mines in central and southwestern China, said Pan, before processing it into products such as tin paste. It added that less than 1% of its tin was procured from Yunnan Tin, all of which was used in products for a "single, non-U.S.-based customer".

Source: dna December 04, 2016 05:12 UTC