On July 25, Haiyu Tin
Plate Industrial Co. Ltd, based in Haikou city in the southern Chinese province of Hainan, commenced operations at its new tin
plate production line which has an annual capacity of 200,000 mt. As a result, Haiyu Tin
Plate's annual tin
plate production capacity has been increased from the previous 150,000 mt to 350,000 mt, and Haikou city is set to become the second largest tin
plate production base in
China, after Shanghai.