November 3, 2021 Demand to keep tin price on a tear — report Fitch expects tin demand to continue outstripping supply, pushing the market into deficit by 2026.
October 27, 2021 Rio Tinto and USGS team up for Montana critical mineral hunt The USGS will deploy its hi-tech Earth MRI to look for critical minerals.
October 20, 2021 Indonesia plans to ‘hit the brakes’ on raw commodity exports Indonesia has banned a number of unprocessed ore exports including nickel, tin and copper in a bid to encourage downstream industries.
October 18, 2021 Wild markets gatecrash London Metal Exchange Week party This year’s LME Week was a subdued affair by comparison with past excess, writes Andy Home.
October 1, 2021 Home: Scarcity keeps tin strapped to the roller coaster Some alleviation of global supply-chain stresses is set to come in the unlikely form of China's power crunch.
September 28, 2021 China power curbs whack refined tin consumption – association Tin price fell as much as 4.8% to $34,800 a tonne on Monday.
September 27, 2021 AVZ Minerals secures Chinese backing for DRC lithium project Suzhou CATH has agreed to invest more than $400 million to become a partner in the Australian explorer’s Manono project in southern DRC.
September 24, 2021 Tin price hits record high on low inventories Prices for the metal have been fueled by supply disruptions in major producing countries and booming demand for electronics, where the metal is used for soldering to connect components.
September 8, 2021 China’s Aug tin output rises 11.1% m/m The 20 smelters in Antaike's monthly tin production survey churned out 13,369 tonnes of the metal last month.
September 7, 2021 Indonesia’s August exports of refined tin up 21.7% y/y Refined tin exports stood at 7,497.19 tonnes in August, up from 6,158.67 tonnes last year and 14.27% higher than July.
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