1.   When these barriers are less pronounced, as in the tin industry, the degree of verticality is reduced.

2.   The government also hopes to lure foreign investment in the largely moribund tin industry.

3.   But even the smelting sector seems to be following the fate of the tin mining industry.

4.   Do you expect to see a revival of the tin industry in Malaysia?

5.   However, the current state of the local tin industry, once a thriving industry, is only a shadow of what it used to be.

6.   In comparison, the global tin mining industry has undergone tremendous change in recent years.