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Tin: demand on the upswing and supply still declining
Tin is in the grip of one of the longest compressions ever seen in commodity markets, and there are no signs of it slowing down. A relatively small market, used primarily for solder in electronics, tin is often overshadowed by metals like copper and aluminum that are...
Copper: Capstone Mining and Mantos Copper in the process of merging
Canada's Capstone Mining and Chile's Mantos Copper, managed by UK investment firms Audley Capital Advisors and Orion Mine Finance, are poised to merge to form a new Americas-focused copper producer called Capstone Copper. The new company, which will be traded on the...
Tin: China returns as a net importer of the metal
Since February 2021, China has shown a trend of exports greater than that of imports, favored by a negative arbitrage of Shanghai prices compared to those of the Lme. In the last period, the arbitrage returned to positive has favored a strong recovery of tin imports,...
Falling copper, zinc and nickel inventories could protect prices from the impact of omicron
Copper, zinc and nickel prices rebounded after Friday's omicron-induced loss, while concerns over global inventories return. While a new round of government restrictions related to the virus would dampen demand, supply could be disrupted and any negative impact on...