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Buoyant Demand Pushes Up Tin Price

Malaysian tin jumped 7.5 per cent to score more than a 4-month high on Monday to US$ 12,080, as soaring London Metal Exchange prices and buoyant demand led by Europe boosted prices, one dealer said. The current price level was unseen since December 12, 2008. Tin price had peaked at $25,495/t in May 2008, but then slumped by more than 50 per cent in five months, due to the global financial crisis.

Tin Set To Recover

Unlike most of the other base metals, there is no growing tin surplus. Inventories held at the London Metal Exchange now sit at 8,820 tonnes, against a 52-week high of 11,430 tonnes. The potential is that a rebound in Chinese demand, coupled with the closing of mines in Indonesia, could trigger supply shortages.