Brian Helsel, president of the American Tin Trade Association, tells Fastmarkets how he foresaw the recent squeeze on tin markets last year, recalls a turbulent time for trading and discusses the outlook for the metal.
There were many pings in the background on a frenetic trading day for Brian Helsel, president of the American Tin Trade Association, when he spoke to Fastmarkets about a tin shortage unlike any of recent years - and one felt particularly acutely in the United States.President of Phoenixx International, a family-owned trading firm in Pittsburgh,...