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What kind of metal material is tinplate? How much is the current price per ton?

What kind of metal material is tinplate? How much is the current price per ton?

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Tinplate originated in Bohemia (now Czech and Slovakia). The land has been rich in metal technology since ancient times, and know how to use water power in the manufacture of machinery, from fourteenth Century onwards began to produce tinplate. For a long, long time, it has been the main source of tinplate in the world. Tin was mainly used for making tableware and drinking utensils.
Tinplate is a tin covered with tin, it is not easy to rust, also known as tin iron.
In seventeenth Century, Britain, France, and Sweden all wanted to build their own tinplate industry, but they needed a lot of money. Therefore, the delay has not been developed. It was not until 1811 when Brian Donkin and John Hall opened tin canned food that tinplate was developed on a large scale. Now the whole world annual production capacity of 250 thousand tons more than 1/3 cieux, used in the manufacture of tinplate, which are mostly used in canned food industry.

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