Fastmarkets analyst Boris Mikanikrezai and reporter Orla O'Sullivan size up the tin market ahead of LME Week, which begins Monday October 11.
Tin hit an all-time high this year, and was the best performer across the base metals space with a year-to-date gain of nearly 80%. In a context of mixed macrodynamics, the remarkable appreciation of tin prices has primarily been due to extremely bullish supply/demand dynamics.On the demand side, tin has benefited from firm demand from the electronics industry. According to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), global semiconductor industry...