Tag Archive | "demand"

Tin up 2%

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Tin was up 2% as metals gained on demand recovery. For full story, click here

How will demand increase?

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Market is still not sure how and when the US economic stimulus plan would stir up the weakening demand. For full story, click here

DEMAND TO GROW SUBSTANTIALLY

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Base metals will continue to remain upbeat on positive outlook for investment in infrastructure and consumer durables, the two major users of base metals. For full story, click here

Tin declined in the absence of demand

Friday, January 30, 2009

Tin declined in the absence of demand from industrial users. For full story, click here

Tin prices up on sustained industrial demand

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Tin prices shot up further in a narrowly mixed non-ferrous metal market here today on sustained industrial demand. For full story, click here

Low prices and creeping demand

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Normally, tin doesn't get a lot of attention. The lowly, non glamorous tin is becoming increasingly important however, overtaking lead as the metal of choice in modern electronics soldering, especially after EU regulations requiring lead-free solders was implemented in 2006. In 2006, tin accounted for 50 per cent of solders; in 2007, that market share grew to 52 per cent.

Tin fell to $10,705 from $11,050

Friday, December 19, 2008

Comments by China’s President Hu Jintao that efforts by the world’s largest consumer of a host of commodities to counter the global economic downturn were working, were not enough to generate a little seasonal cheer. Tin fell to $10,705 from $11,050. For full story, click here

Tin prices closed at $11,500 tonne

Friday, November 21, 2008

Tin, which fell 7.6 percent in the previous session, closed at $11,500 tonne from $11,905 on Thursday. For full story, click here

Indonesia: Tin export drops in October this year

Monday, November 17, 2008

Indonesia’s tin export in October 2008 slid by 59.64% to 4,439 tonnes from that of the previous month, due to a fall of global commodity prices following the weakening demand. For full story, click here

Canned goods prices to decline due to lower tin demand

Sunday, August 17, 2008

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Philippines expects prices of canned goods to start declining in coming months due to to declining world prices of tin. DTI Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya said: Tin prices rose in the past weeks due to high demand from China which increased its tin consumption as a result of constructions for the Beijing Olympics. [...]

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