The price of tin was given a nearly 6 percent boost last week from Yunnan province’s announcement that it would spend about $3 million on building a 100,000 tonne stockpile of tin. The tin stockpile is a part of a wider base metals stockpile plan meant to help support local metals smelters.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
The world’s leading tin miner, PT Timah has announced it may restrict refined tin production in an attempt to counteract falling prices. PT Timah’s production curbs are representative of a growing trend in Indonesia. Tin smelters across the nation are halting production.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Although the short-term outlook for tin and other industrial use metals is understandably bleak at the moment, the long-term projections for the dull base metal show it is likely to outshine the majority of its commodity cousins once the current crisis abates.
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Although lower tin prices may appear to be a sign of a faltering market, many metals analysts say the supply market remains increasingly tight and a deficit is expected this year. There is a huge contradiction of what is happening to the price and the underlying state of the market.
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Tin prices have dropped to their lowest level in over a year as the global financial crisis continues to cause concern that economic slowdowns worldwide will substantially decrease the demand for raw materials.
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Monday, October 13, 2008
The base metals are down for the year, with tin and nickel suffering the most. Each has lost more than 25% in the last quarter. After Congress voted down the $700 billion bailout plan, tin prices hit their weakest level since September 18, dropping 6.3% to $16,680 on the LME.
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008