Chief Representative of ITA China Lan Gao presented a tin market update at the London Metal Exchange’s Asia Metals Seminar in Hong Kong on Wednesday, calling the metal “essential to tomorrow’s tech and today’s investment strategy”.
Lan outlined tin’s indispensability across many industries and the market expectations for substantial demand growth, driven by new technologies linked with the energy transition including solar and EVs.
Highlighting tin’s supply concentration in just a few countries, Lan explained recent disruptions in these key jurisdictions and their market impact.
The tin market has seen exceptional volatility since the start of the year with unprecedented fund interest and a series of supply-side shocks in Africa and Myanmar. Despite a significant price correction in April, tin continues to be the best performing base metal, up 14% as of 21st May.
Representatives from ITA China teams attended the BANDS Financial 10th Anniversary Seminar and Dinner, the LSEG Metals Seminar, the 2025 Commodity Industry GF Hong Kong Market Outlook Summit, and the LME Asia Dinner.
ITA is pleased to be part of this key event, which has been productive and a positive space for continued engagement across the metals industry.
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