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The history of the tin price

Over the last 60 years, the tin price has been subject to major fluctuations. In 1960, the metal, which is mainly used for solders, tinplate, chemicals and pigments, cost around US$2,500 per ton. The price rose, climbing to around US$17,500 per ton in the 1970s. Subsequently, there was profit-taking and the tin price returned to around US$3,500 per ton in the early 2000s. In 2011, an economic upswing saw the tin price reach a staggering US$32,000. A halving of the price followed. In May 2020, Co
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Without tin many things do not work

Tin is used for soldering and also in solar cells. Tin is produced with the raw material tinstone. It has a silvery-white color, which turns grayer due to oxidation by rain and cold. Tin can be confused with zinc or lead. In this case, zinc tends to appear dull and becomes blotchy. Lead takes on a dark gray color over time and it is heavier than tin or zinc. Tin can therefore be recognized by its silvery-white or grayish-gloss color. It is easy to bend, does not break the way lead does, for exam
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Tin is an important raw material

In industry, tin is used for the production of tinplate and as soldering tin. The soft heavy metal tin belongs to the ranks of important raw materials. Around the year 1800, there were hot water bottles cast in tin, perhaps an interesting utensil even today, when the word energy crisis is ubiquitous. Pewter has been ubiquitous for millennia and there are curious stories associated with the raw material. For example, pewter buttons are said to have caused a "pewter plague" and thus we
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