Sustainable tin production using solar industry waste
Researchers from China have developed an innovative process to recycle tin from low-grade tin middlings, using silicon cutting waste (Si-CW) from the photovoltaic industry. This co-treatment strategy uses a difficult solar manufacturing byproduct to make tin...
Tin in catalyst for hydrogen made from e-waste metals
Scientists in China and Australia have shown how tin recovered from discarded electronics can be transformed into a powerful catalyst for clean hydrogen generation. Their work takes a major e-waste stream – multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) – and directly upcycles...
MSC revenue resilient despite disruption
Refined tin producer Malaysia Smelting Corp (MSC) has reported second quarter revenue of RM 379 million (approximately US$87 million), up 2.5% from the previous quarter, despite disruption to operations. MSC attributed the increase in revenue to higher sales of...
Recycled tin from end-of-life solar tech
Researchers in Kunming, China have developed an environmentally friendly method to recover valuable metals, including tin, from photovoltaic (PV) ribbon waste, a rapidly growing component of end-of-life solar panels. Their two-step physical process separates copper,...
ITA visits Bioscope to explore tin recovery from e-waste
The International Tin Association’s technology team, Dr. Jeremy Pearce and Georgia Laurie, visited Bioscope at their Cambridge facility to learn more about the company’s innovative work recovering tin and other valuable metals from electronic waste. The visit reflects...
Wa edges towards restart as miners pay for licences
A restart to mining in Wa region appears on the horizon as mining companies pay for mining permits under the new licensing regime. The much-anticipated restart to mining operations in the autonomous region in northern Myanmar had been delayed after the authorities...
Bisie output steady following operational restart
Mauritius-based tin miner Alphamin Resources (TSXV : AFM ; JSE AltX : APH) saw production from its Bisie mine in eastern DR Congo fall marginally to 4,106 tonnes in the second quarter. Production fell 3.8% from Q1 (a 2.0% rise from Q2 2024) due to the 28-day mining...
Tin-based interlayer boosts solid-state sodium battery performance
Researchers in China have developed a promising new design for solid-state sodium batteries using a tin-based interlayer to solve long-standing performance problems. The approach combines a newly formulated solid electrolyte with a thin layer of indium tin oxide (ITO)...
Scientists capture carbon in seawater with tin-zinc electrodes
Researchers from Tongji University have developed a modified tin-zinc electrode that converts carbon dioxide (CO₂) into formate, a valuable liquid chemical, using seawater as the electrolyte. The approach addresses long-standing challenges in seawater-based CO₂...