Tin: Relationships

Every element and industry that Tin is linked to, and how. Each pair has its own card explaining the relationships between the two.

• Tantalum: Tantalum and tin come out of the same ground and the same furnaces: tin smelter slags are a tantalum source, both are dug by hand in eastern DR Congo and Rwanda, and both fall under the same conflict-minerals rules and electronics supply chains. (researched)
• Steel: Tinplate, thin steel coated with a few grams of tin per square metre, ties the two metals in food and drink cans: it is a sizeable use for tin but a small one for steel, and chromium-coated steel and aluminium are steadily taking its place. (researched)
• Aluminium: Their prices have moved together.
• Building materials: Building materials depends on tin.
• Computers and electronics: Computers and electronics depends on tin.
• Copper: Their prices have moved together.
• Metal products: Metal products depends on tin.
• PVC: Their prices have moved together.
• Polymer additives: Tin is a raw material for polymer additives.
• Semiconductors: Semiconductors depends on tin.
• Silver: Their prices have moved together.
• Transformers and power electronics: Their prices have moved together.