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A minor star called tin

We have turned more positive on the outlook for the price of tin. China’s demand is coming back strongly after a virus-related slump and, in the more medium-term, tin will benefit from its heavy use in new technologies. At the same time, supply is constrained, in large part owing to declining output in Myanmar.

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