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China-s appetite for tin is growing and supply fears in Peru are increasing. The tin price has broken through the US$30,000 mark. China-s imports have already increased this year and concerns about tin supply have risen by 17 percent. As recently as March 2022, a ton of zinc cost around US$50,000. Then the price fell to around US$17,000. That-s because lockdowns caused solder demand to cool. But now the picture has changed. In 2023 alone, the tin price has already gone up about 17 percent. In

Nothing works in the electronics sector without tin. The growth of green energies and the digitalization push demand tin. In recent months, the price of tin has risen, with one ton currently costing almost 30,000 US dollars. Although tin is not a currency like gold, it is a raw material without which modern electronic products would not be feasible. This is because tin is used as a solder. Around half of the demand for tin therefore goes to soldering. And microchips need solder. Microchips are u

Tin has very good fundamental prospects for the future. Demand can mostly only be met with recycling. Caused by new fields of application, the demand for the metal will increase. Tin serves as the solder that connects all electronic products. At the same time, it is an essential element of the green turn. Whether electric vehicles, automation applications or solar panels, they all need tin. Solar panels are the main element of any photovoltaic system. This is where solar energy is converted into

. Tin should not be undervalued, as it does valuable work in decarbonization and electrification. As ornaments for the Christmas tree, snowflakes made of tin are available for purchase. Even more interesting are metallic snowflakes grown from nanoparticles. Scientists in Australia and New Zealand are developing new materials, working at the atomic level and manipulating metals such as tin, copper, nickel, platinum and silver. They grew metal crystals in a liquid made of gallium. By chance, tiny

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

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

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

The decarbonization and electrification of the earth will not succeed without tin. Printed circuit boards need solder and printed circuit boards are part of the energy supply and electromobility and the demand for semiconductors is increasing. The reason for this is the new technologies, including the photovoltaic sector. Indeed, solder ribbons connect the solar modules. Currently, about 380,000 tons of tin are consumed annually. According to estimates, around 480,000 tons will be needed in 2030

The exploration history of tin resembles a roller coaster, yet the raw material fulfills important tasks