1984年是锡工业继续不景气的一年。西方世界的锡消费量比1982年和1983年略有增长,估计大约可达到16万吨。尽管锡精矿产量削减到近二十年来的最低水平,但这仅在锡的全年供求之间产生少量差额。结果是,1979～1983年间积累大量的锡库 1984 is a year of tin industry continued to slump. Western world consumption of tin increased slightly from 1982 and 1983, with an estimated 160,000 tons. Although tin concentrate production has been cut to its lowest level in nearly two decades, this only produces a small amount of difference between the full year supply and demand of tin. As a result, a large amount of tin pool was accumulated between 1979 and 1983