Tin price on the way up
China-s appetite for tin is growing and supply fears in Peru are increasing. The tin price has broken through the US$30,000 mark. China-s imports have already increased this year and concerns about tin supply have risen by 17 percent. As recently as March 2022, a ton of zinc cost around US$50,000. Then the price fell to around US$17,000. That-s because lockdowns caused solder demand to cool. But now the picture has changed. In 2023 alone, the tin price has already gone up about 17 percent. In