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- Yunnan Tin Company Limited (000960.SZ) engages in the exploration, mining, beneficiation, smelting, refining, and processing of non-ferrous metals, primarily tin, copper, zinc, and indium; it produces tin ingots, cathode copper, zinc ingots, indium ingots, silver ingots, bismuth ingots, sulfuric acid, copper sulfate, tin-lead solder, lead-free solder, tin base alloys, organic and inorganic tin chemicals including tin dichloride dihydrate, stannous sulfate, stannic oxide, stannous chloride, sodium stannate, tin oxide, potassium stannate, and metastannic acid, as well as tin profiles and related downstream materials. Founded in 1883 with roots tracing to the Qing Dynasty's Gejiu Manufacture & Commercial Bureau and restructured as a listed entity in 1998 before its Shenzhen Stock Exchange debut in 2000, the company, a subsidiary of Yunnan Tin Group (Holding) Co., Ltd., operates from headquarters in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, with mining, smelting, and processing activities spanning China and international ventures particularly in Southeast Asia. It serves global markets in aerospace, 5G communications, photovoltaics, semiconductors, and electronics, holding the position as a leading global producer with tin and indium reserves ranking first worldwide and output capacities including 80,000 tons per year of tin, 100,000 tons of cathode copper, 24,000 tons of tin chemicals, 38,000 tons of tin profiles, and 120,000 tons of zinc products. Recent developments include a strategic partnership established in August 2024 with PT Timah Tbk and parent MIND ID to enhance supply chain efficiency, mining, smelting, refining, trading, and downstream product development across mineral resources; a planned share buyback announced in April 2025; and ongoing global expansion under Yunnan Tin Group's innovation-led "4+2" industrial framework implemented since 2021, which has incubated 17 new state- and provincial-level platforms focused on high-end materials like solder, ITO targets, and high-purity semiconductors.