According to customs statistics released by the State Customs Service of Ukraine, exports of tin and tin products amounted to $181 thousand ($35 thousand in June) against $52 thousand in the same period a year earlier.
As reported, Ukraine in 2023 reduced imports of lead and lead products by 65.2% to $989 thousand, imports of tin and tin products – by 23% to $2.728 million. Exports of tin and tin products amounted to $159 thousand against $424 thousand for 2022.
Tin is often used as a protective coating.
Tin is used primarily as a safe, corrosion-resistant coating in pure form or in alloys with other metals. The main industrial uses of tin are in white tinplate (tin-plated iron) for food containers, in solder for electronics, in house piping, in bearing alloys, and in coatings made from tin and its alloys. The most important tin alloy is bronze (with copper).
