Semi-finished Products
Intermediate products lie between raw-material treatment and refining or final manufacture.
About Tin
Tin is used in solders, protective metal coatings and alloys. Cassiterite is the main commercially important tin mineral. Ore and concentrate are upstream feedstocks, while tin ingots are a metal product.
Protective coatings
Soldering
Alloying
Intermediate products
Intermediate products lie between raw-material treatment and refining or final manufacture. Copper matte is one example; its processing stage distinguishes it from ore and finished metal products.
Industrial applications
- Solders
- Tin-coated products
- Bearing alloys