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Tin smelting, Yunnan (China)
Gejiu, China23.36°N 103.15°E
computed criticality10/100
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China #1 world refined-tin producer (Yunnan Tin)
2024Fault line
Tin, the solder of all electronics, is refined foremost by China, complemented by Indonesia and neighbouring Myanmar. A low-tonnage metal without which no circuit board holds.
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Yunnan Tin
PT Timah (Indonesia)
Malaysia Smelting
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