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US tinplate producer closes after tariffs U-turn

Mar 14, 2024

A 115-year-old American tinplate producer has closed after a policy U-turn involving US regulators who promised import tariffs up to 300% and the International Trade Commission (ITC). One of the three US-based steelmakers, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., who own and operate...

Government agencies re-assess tin stockpiles

Aug 12, 2021

The world’s strategic stockpiles of base metals are all active in today’s metals markets after a quiet recent past. However, they have been acting differently in the tin space. There are three major strategic reserves that are active in the tin market: the...

New chromium remediation technology uses tin to improve access to safe drinking water

Mar 5, 2020

Aqua Metrology Systems (AMS) has developed a tin-using water treatment system to reduce chromium pollution in water. In the United States, almost 200 million people are exposed to unsafe levels of chromium-6 – Cr(VI), according to a 2016 report. The heavy metal...

Trump executive order targets critical mineral supply

Feb 21, 2018

The Trump administration has issued a presidential executive order tasked with ensuring secure and reliable supplies of critical materials through increased private-sector exploration, production, recycling and processing as well as supporting research on...