Joe,
 
Of course. My only point was that the rise in the price of tin is much
more than just a "lead-free" issue, even if lead-free is a contributor
to the rise. The fact is that tin is a very lightly traded metal for an
LME listed material and that can result in significant, funds-based
swings.
 
 
Best regards,
David 

-----Original Message-----
From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Joe Fjelstad
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 7:57 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [LF] DTI Consultation

You and Kay are both right, David, but they are not all in lock step.

While there may well be large shared overarching factors that influence
general prices (general inflation is one example), there are clearly
many more independent factors (scarcity, mining costs, refining costs,
etc.) that influence prices of individual metals.

Were it otherwise, there would be need to only track the price of one
metal and adjust all other metals to match its percentage of gain or
retreat.

Kind regards,
Joe


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