Column: Global tin stocks at two-year highs after LME squeeze

Comments come as OZ Minerals rejected last month BHP's $5.9 billion takeover bid to get control of the West Musgrave copper-nickel project.

Year to date copper imports are up 8.1% but Shanghai inventories drop to 7-month low.

The price of the metal has lost 20% this year.

Bullion had dropped below $1,700 an ounce as central banks globally raise interest rates to combat inflation.

The ban has boosted Indonesia's export revenues, with $20.9 billion worth of exports of nickel-based products in 2021.

EU and US imports of Russia's main base metal products aluminum and nickel during March-June increased by as much as 70%.

The lower premium offers reflected weak demand from automakers amid a global supply chain crunch.

The tin price roller coaster ride isn't over yet, writes Andy Home.

Company is trying to become the first new US source of lithium for electric vehicle batteries in decades.