Thursday, May 31, 2007

China's Tin Exports May Fall 28 Percent on Domestic Demand, Antaike Says

(Bloomberg) -- Exports of tin from China, the
world's biggest producer and consumer of the metal, may fall 28
percent by 2010 because of rising domestic consumption, said
forecaster Beijing Antaike Information Development Co.

Net exports of tin used to solder electronic components
will fall to an estimated 8,000 tons in 2010 from 11,124 metric
tons last year, Cui Lin, chief tin analyst at Antaike, said at a
conference in Hong Kong today.


Read more at Bloomberg Commodities News

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