Tin mines of the Man Maw mining area remain closed
LME tin price has stabilised following the reopening of the SHFE post Spring Festival, with three-month price hovering around $26,500.
Speculative positions for tin have surged to 1,116 contracts net long, reaching a peak not seen since the initial speculative support over the mining suspension in Myanmar last July.
Despite a recent tax policy change in Wa state, the tin mines of the Man Maw mining area remain closed.
Indonesian exports are now significantly delayed with still no trading activity on either the ICDX or JFX since the turn of the year.
Uncertainty over the licensing situation continues further complicated by ongoing police investigations and the recent presidential election.
Tin Metal is available as disc, granules, ingot, pellets, pieces, powder , rod, sputtering target, wire, and in numerous other forms and custom shapes. Ultra high purity and high purity forms also include metal powder, submicron powder and nanoscale, quantum dots, targets for thin film deposition, pellets for evaporation and single crystal or polycrystalline forms.
Elements can also be introduced into alloys or other systems as fluorides, oxides or chlorides or as solutions. Tin metal is generally immediately available in most volumes.
