China Tin Output to Grow Further in 2017, SMM Predicts

[SMM Tin Morning Meeting Summary: The most-traded SHFE tin SN2611 contract closed at 375,980 yuan/mt in the night session, down 0.37%. LME tin 3M closed at $50,384/mt, up 0.52%. LME inventory continued to decline to 4,110 mt]

Recently, international consulting firm Frost & Sullivan released the "2026 Global Humanoid Robot Market Research Report." In H1 this year, global humanoid robot sales reached 36,000 units, surpassing the 35,000 units sold in all of 2025; market revenue reached $540 million. By revenue, the top five players in the global humanoid robot market in H1 this year were all Chinese enterprises, with Shenzhen companies taking two of the spots. Data from Shenzhen Customs shows that in the first eight months of this year, Shenzhen's combined exports of various separately listed robots reached 11.13 billion yuan, up 12.2x YoY, with products sold to more than 120 countries and regions

According to Sanfu New Materials, Mingyi Electronics under Sanfu New Materials has launched a new product series—high-aspect-ratio gantry line electroplating equipment, capable of supporting the production of boards with aspect ratios of 40:1 and above. This series of equipment can be customized according to client needs, is compatible with phosphorized copper balls and insoluble anode systems, and can meet the electroplating requirements for high-end circuit boards such as high-aspect-ratio AI server PCB boards and IC substrates. The equipment has passed various technical tests and has gained recognition from leading server PCB manufacturing clients in China. Multiple equipment orders are already in hand, and the production lines for this series of equipment have entered the production and delivery stage.