Component
Tin
Refined tin smelted from cassiterite. The US has almost no primary tin smelting.
Criticality
High
Unit cost
$28K
Quality
50 / 100
US completeness
0.1
Made in US
100 tonnes
Current demand
40,000 tonnes
US exports
8 tonnes
Opportunity score
94.9
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$300M
Expected extra output: 2,700 tonnes per year