29.01.2013 - Tin beating all metals on fourth year of shortages
Indonesia, the biggest tin supplier, is poised to ship the least metal in a decade, extending shortages into a fourth year at a time when surpluses are emerging for most other industrial metals. Sales will drop 24 percent to 75,000 metric tons because most smelters won’t meet a higher purity standard that starts in July and ore reserves are diminishing, according to the median of 13 exporter and analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Prices will rise 18 percent to $28,750 a ton on the London Metal Exchange this year, the median of 14 forecasts shows...............................................Full Article: Source
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