Market participants shared insight into the market dynamics for copper, nickel, zinc, lead and tin during LME Week, which ran September 30-October 4

Supply headwinds in the tin market so far in 2024 and the recent sell-off in the futures market show that demand is recovering more slowly than anticipated because of the poor macro-economic climate, but in the long-term, market participants still expect demand to grow due to the energy transition

Fastmarkets has launched an FOB Singapore tin spot premium assessment, with tin poised to be a critical mineral in the ongoing global energy transition and Asia a key region for the metal’s production and consumption.

Base metals on the London Metal Exchange were mixed in morning trading on Monday June 10, with three-month prices lacking direction amid thin traded volumes due a public holiday in China, the largest market for base metals

Supply disruption and financial speculation helped most base metals prices hit 2024 highs in the week to Friday May 24, yet demand remains mostly muted

The price of tin on the London Metal Exchange has reached highs in April 2024 not seen since 2022, with investors betting on the metal having a significant role in the expansion of renewable energy and for technical purposes, while supply remains uncertain

With excerpts from our quarterly tin round up, we share why we were bullish with our tin price forecast in the first quarter of 2024

Rising base metal stock levels on the London Metal Exchange continue to highlight a poor physical demand environment, with the anticipated return in global demand remaining a key talking point ahead of LME Week, participants told Fastmarkets on Friday October 6

The US Department of Commerce will impose preliminary anti-dumping duties on imported tinplate steel from Canada, Germany and China due to the metal being “unfairly priced,” it announced on Thursday August 17

Despite concerns over the uncertainty of China’s economic recovery, base metals price forecasts remain mixed for aluminium, copper, lead, nickel, tin and zinc prices