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Correction to rationale for tin grade A min 99.85% ingot premium, ddp Midwest US on May 6

Fastmarkets has corrected its rationale for its MB-SN-0011 tin grade A min 99.85% ingot premium, ddp Midwest US, which was published incorrectly on Tuesday May 6.

May 6, 2025
By Rae Boyadjis
Pricing notice Tin United States

The MB-SN-0011 rationale mistakenly read “The tin grade A min 99.85% ingot premium, ddp Midwest US, was $1,550-1,660/t on Tuesday May 6, unchanged week on week.”

This has been corrected to read “The tin grade A min 99.85% ingot premium, ddp Midwest US, was $1,550-1,660/t on Tuesday May 6, unchanged since March 4.”

Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated to reflect this change.

This price is part of the Fastmarkets’ base metals package.

For more information or to provide feedback on this correction notice or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this price, please contact Rae Boyadjis by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Rae Boyadjis, re: US tin premium.”

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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