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Tin Defined

Chemical symbol Sn. Element No. 50 of the periodic system; atomic weight 118.70. Soft silvery white metal of high malleability and ductility, but low tensile strength; melting point 449 (degrees) F., boiling point 4384 (degrees) F., yielding the longest molten-state range for any common metal; specific gravity 7.28. Principal use as a coating on steel in tin plate; also as a constituent in alloys.

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Key metal prices ease on weaker global advice

Published December 2, 2008, 9:50 pm, New Kerala

Mumbai, Dec 02 : In view of discouraging global advice, the prices of key metals, including copper and brass, today eased on thin industrial demand, according to traders at the Bombay Metal Exchange (BME).

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Aluminum Drops for Sixth Day as Supplies Rise, Auto Sales Fall

Published December 2, 2008, 9:02 pm, Bloomberg

Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Aluminum fell for a sixth day in Asia after stockpiles increased to the highest in fourteen years as the global economic slowdown sapped demand. Copper also declined.

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Can triniobium tin shrink accelerators?

Published December 2, 2008, 1:28 pm, Nature

Exotic superconductors promise savings.

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China aids ailing metals industry

Published December 2, 2008, 6:17 am, Fairplay

CHINA is to buy 1M tonnes of base metals in a bid to stem plummeting demand and prices in its mining and smelting industry. Beijing will buy up $3Bn worth of metals, ranging from aluminium to tin, the Financial Times newspaper today in London.

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China to embark on $3bn metals spree

Published December 2, 2008, 4:15 am, Financial Times

China said on Monday it would spend about $3bn buying 1m tonnes of base metals, from aluminium to tin, in an effort to cushion its mining and smelting industry from plummeting demand and prices.

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China"™s Guangxi mulls metal purchase plan

Published December 2, 2008, 3:58 am, Khaleej Times

BEIJING - China’s minerals-rich border region of Guangxi will consider purchasing metals to help support prices, but has not yet decided, its party secretary Guo Shengkun said on Tuesday.

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China's Guangxi mulls metal purchase plan

Published December 2, 2008, 3:14 am, Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News

(Adds comments from Guizhou mine owner, analyst)

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Published December 2, 2008, 3:11 am, Mineweb

The Guangxi region of China is considering buying metals to support prices, but no decision has yet been reached. China's minerals-rich border region of Guangxi will consider purchasing metals to help support prices, but has not yet decided, its party secretary said on Tuesday.

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Copper Decline for Fourth Day on Demand Concerns; Lead Slumps

Published December 2, 2008, 12:17 am, Bloomberg

Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Copper fell for the fourth day to a one-week low on signs consumption is weakening as global manufacturing shrinks. Lead slumped to the lowest in 28 months.

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Copper Drops for Fourth Day in Asia as Demand Concerns Persist

Published December 1, 2008, 10:49 pm, Bloomberg

Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Copper fell for the fourth day on signs consumption is weakening as global manufacturing shrinks.

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