Premiums in Rotterdam for high grade Chinese material SN-CN, which are paid over the London Metal Exchange (LME) cash price, were quoted at $650-$800 a tonne, while standard-grade Malaysian tin SN-MY was quoted at $400-$450 a tonne.

Refined tin shipments from Indonesia nearly doubled in December to 15,102.76 tonnes from 7,722.01 a year earlier, a trade ministry official said on Monday. Indonesia is the world’s top exporter of tin and second-largest producer after China.

“There is an expectation of more material becoming available. In the long run, we could see that take some of the edge off premiums,” a physical tin trader said.

Tin Premiums

The surge in exports comes after smelters in Indonesia’s main tin-producing region of Bangka island last month abandoned a two-month self imposed tin ingot export ban which was intended to prop up falling prices.

Tin Premiums

“They (the Indonesian smelters) had some long-term contracts on which they had to deliver, and that’s where the majority of the tin went,” the trader said.

“We are seeing some easier premiums. It’s not a whole lot cheaper because its not being reflected by the people who are holding the metal, but we’re not expecting any big rises (in premiums).”

The Indonesian export ban had supported tin premiums in Europe towards the end of last year, with spot buyers having to scramble to find material from elsewhere at a higher cost.

Tin Premiums

“We like importing directly from Indonesia, but they did not have a lot of material available at the end of last year so we had to buy spot from Singapore and paid a premium of around $500 a tonne (for standard grade material),” another physical trader said.

“Now we’re hoping to see material at more reasonable premiums.”

(Reuters: Reporting by Harpreet Bhal; editing by Jason Neely)  Tin Premiums

Muntok

Pesanggrahan Menumbing dan Wisma Ranggam Two of the hundreds of old buildings are still standing even has a very high historical value for this country. The second building was once used as a residence when the founders of this country by the Dutch government in exile in 1949. One of the old buildings are still sturdy is Tanjung Kelian Lighthouse, built in 1862.

Muntok

From the top of the building, visitors can see Muntok city and surrounding areas. But unfortunately, local residents and other areas on the Bangka island just enjoyed the potential tourism of Muntok. Local tourists are generally well just enjoy the Tanjung Kelian beach with the Lighthouse, and Menumbing Hill.

One major obstacle is the difficulty of transportation in the area. To be able to Menumbing, transportation can be used only by car or motorbike rental is relatively expensive at a cost of 50 thousand rupiah to 75 thousand rupiah each way. While the car rental charge 250 thousand rupiah. The high cost due to the severe terrain that must be passed if you want to Menumbing. Ramp is only two meters wide is the reason the high tariffs. not to mention the way to Menumbing which must go through the virgin forest as far as 5 kilometers.

Muntok

In the hills with a height of about 800 meters from the sea level, visitors can see the room where Bung Karno and Bung Hatta as well as one of the cars that they wear when exile. Muntok

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is a traditional woven cloth originating from Mentok,West Bangka. The island of Bangka, which sits off the eastern coast of Sumatra, is known for its cual cloth, a traditional textile woven with bright, bold silk and thread.

The cloth is produced with the same techniques used for ikat , a similar Malaysian cloth that is dyed and woven; tie-dyed fabrics, which are prevalent in eastern Indonesia; and songket , which is embroidered with gold thread and can be found in Palembang, South Sumatra.

The frist process of dipping thread for motif making is also called cual. The thread – which is also called Limar – is woven using a special weaving tool called Gedongan. The cloth is believed to have made its first appearance on the island in the 16th century, and Bangka still had plenty of weavers at the turn of the 20th century. But after World War I, the number of those producing high-quality cual out of silk and gold thread began to dwindle, due to a scarcity of materials.

The making of Cual Bangka can take 2 to 3 months and is primarily done in purple and red. It applied many decorative motives such as Bebek Bekandang, Kembang Setaman, Gajah Mada and many other. A piece of cual can take weeks or even months to dye and weave. Gold threads are also woven into the cloth, giving a shimmery ornamental frame to the mostly red, purple and dark blue pieces.

Cual Bangka

A piece of cual usually fetch from Rp 250,000 to Rp 19 million a piece, depending on the complexity of the motifs and the quality of the materials. “The most expensive cual has a motif that isn’t easy to create. Need at least three months to make such cloth. The length process of making the cual makes the price is quite expensive.

You should have Cual as Souvenir or as your Collection because there’s several centuries-old cual cloths have made along with pieces bearing 20 traditional motifs such as the white egret and the kenanga flower motifs.

Cual Bangka

The cloth was traditionally exchanged in marriage ceremonies between the bride’s and groom’s families, and pieces were often handed from generation to generation as valued heirlooms. The cloth is also used to make women’s sarongs and traditional Malay attire for men, such as shirts, trousers and to make traditional headdresses called tanjak. In Palembang, Cual is more known as Songket.

The unique thing about cual Bangka is the durable, there was a cual shawl that still look beautiful and durable after hundred of years! Cual traditional woven cloth is obviously on the top of the priority list. These special handmade textiles bear the authentic patterns of Bangka Island.

If you wish to bring home a little piece of Bangka Island, the top of the priority list is Cual Bangka Traditional Woven Cloth