Qalai / tin
Tin scrap price per kg in Pakistan
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Real tin scrap is mostly solder, pewter and dross from electronics and plating work. Ordinary 'tin' cans and ghee tins are actually thin steel with a tin coating and sell at the light iron rate.
How to identify each grade
Solder and tin bars
Solder wire, bars and lumps.
Tin dross and pewter
Dross from solder pots and pewter items.
What affects the tin scrap price?
- International tin price.
- Tin percentage in the solder or alloy.
- Lead content in older solder.
Where does tin scrap come from?
- Electronics repair and PCB assembly.
- Plating and qalai workshops.
- Old pewter utensils.
How to get a better price
- 1Keep lead-free and leaded solder separate if you know which is which.
- 2Do not list tin cans as tin; list them as light iron.
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Are tin cans made of tin?
No. They are thin steel with a very thin tin layer. Scrap buyers treat them as light iron.
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