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Wire & Cable ASIA – September/October 2011 14
ITRI, the global tin industry body, has
signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with the China
Non-Ferrous Metals Industry
Association (CNIA) to cover
cooperation in a number of key areas.
CNIA is a major association within
China representing the non-ferrous
metals sector, functioning as a bridge
between government and industry. It
has approximately 750 members and
actively develops international
cooperation and development. The
primary and secondary producers of
tin and tin products form part of the
CNIA membership.
ITRI and CNIA will work together to
support the use of tin in China and will
promote a sustainable, stable, and
healthy industry.
This will be accomplished by sharing
data and information and by
cooperation on issues such as
recycling, health and safety,
community development and the
environment.
At a meeting in Hangzhou, China, the
two organisations signed the MOU and
committed to initiatives in the following
areas:
• Statistics: Integrate tin statistics from
China into the global ones that are
collected and disseminated by ITRI
• Health & Safety: Cooperate on
projects that extend scientific
knowledge on the behaviour of tin
in humans and the environment
and ensure the safe use of the
metal and its compounds; consider
projects to share information on
best working practices
• Standards: Exchange information on
national and international tin related
standards on environmental
management and human health
• Environment: Exchange information
on tin production and process
management to promote clean and
sustainable production
• Recycling: Cooperate on studies to
understand and promote tin
recycling and projects aimed at
efficient use of natural resources
The leaders and management of CNIA
and ITRI will meet periodically and
report annually to their respective
boards on the status of cooperation in
these areas.
David Bishop, chief executive of ITRI,
speaking from Hangzhou commented
as follows:
“ITRI and CNIA have joint goals in
supporting a healthy tin industry based
on economic growth, sound
environment, and community benefit.
China is the world’s largest tin
producing country and the biggest
user of the metal. We are therefore
delighted to be strengthening our ties
with CNIA and working to the mutual
benefit of the industry.”
ITRI – China
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