The top 10 refined tin producers of 2017
ITRI reports that six of the top ten refined tin producers saw an increase in production in 2017, including three of the biggest five companies. All Chinese companies in the top ten saw refined production rise in 2017, except for YTC where output declined marginally....
Vinto output falls in 2017
The Bolivian state-owned smelter, Empresa Metalúrgica Vinto, has revealed that refined tin production fell by 3.1% year-on-year to 12,637 tonnes in 2017, although revenues increased by 11% to some US$ 255 million, according to local sources. We believe that the small...
BYD develops tin cobalt carbon anode for lithium ion batteries
BYD Auto China patent has filed a patent application for their development of a tin cobalt carbon anode material for lithium ion batteries. BYD is the largest selling automotive brand in China and a global leader in electric vehicles. The patented product uses 5% tin...
Nissan patent tin in silicon titanium alloy for lithium ion batteries
Nissan has filed an international patent application for using tin in a silicon alloy with titanium in lithium ion battery anodes. The patent application by Nissan Motors, Japan describes an anode composition based on a silicon alloy with titanium in a TiS2 form and...
HyperSolar team announces breakthrough hydrogen production using tin
US startup HyperSolar have announced their successful development of renewable hydrogen production technology, splitting water in sunlight using platinum-doped tin sulphide. The HyperSolar research team, based at University of Iowa, have published a paper highlighting...
Tin sulphide can produce electricity from waste heat in metal smelting plants
Researchers at MIT, US have shown that molten tin sulphide can be used on the large scale to capture waste heat from metals smelting plants and convert it to electricity, making operations more sustainable. The molten material can be used inside a metal jacket around...
Scientists boost solar cell efficiency by 7% using tin oxide
Scientists in India have added a layer of tin oxide to the back of silicon solar cells, boosting efficiency by 7%. The team at the Sanketika Institute of Technology and Management, India applied a nanocoating of tin oxide onto the glass, causing exiting light to be...
Kasbah ditches SSO strategy
Australia-based tin explorer and developer, Kasbah Resources, plans to adapt the development strategy for its Achmmach Tin Project in Morocco following a technical review of the 2016 Small Start Option (SSO) Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) previously envisaged for...
Tin enables first magnesium battery to run at room temperature
Scientists in Korea have demonstrated an Mg2Sn magnesium-tin alloy electrode enabling magnesium batteries to now be operated at room temperature. Magnesium is much cheaper and more abundant than lithium and has 170% higher energy capacity, but until now the electrodes...