• Tinplate is basically metal hot-rolled into strips and then layered with tin plate through an electrolytic process. To further strengthen the metal for certain uses, a layer of polymer coating is also applied. One of the key reasons that tinplate products are preferred over those that are coated with copper is because tin does not corrode as fast. Tinplate has been used to create a large number of products for everyday use.
  
  

Promotional Products

• In the world of advertising and promotions, products made of tinplate reign supreme. As corporate gifts, you will find tinplate card holders and gift boxes being distributed. Often these products lend themselves to being customized in terms of shape, design and logo. The more useful the product, the higher the recall value it generates. Multimedia storage tins are created for CDs of regular and smaller sizes. Dsigner USB holders, individual CD cases and multiple CD portable storage tins are just some of the products.
  You can also customize tinplate products for the promotional purposes of companies dealing with anything from beauty products right up to those that handle finance. Tinplate lipstick boxes, stationary kits, pocket calculators and even wine bottle holders have been created. Some of the bestselling brands of chocolates have tinplated cases.
  
  

Products For Children

• Tinplated products for children are a good choice for durability. There are standalone pencil holders with cartoon characters printed on them. For older children there are desk organizers with built-in tinplate sharpeners. Handy pencil sharpeners that often sharpen two pencils at once are also popular. For children who love books, there are tinplate bookends. Reading shelves are also fashioned out of tinplate.
  
  

General Household Products

• In older times a lot of kitchen crockery was made out of tinplate. These were known as hollow wares. Today, household tinplate products can still be found. Aerosol cans fashioned from tinplate are common. Ice buckets, portable wine bottle holders, tea and coffee canisters and cookie boxes in varying sizes either for storage or gift giving are among common tin plate items.