According to the data released by the US Department of Commerce, in April this year US tin plate exports to India amounted to 6,445 metric tons, increasing by 25.78 percent month on month and up 20.81 percent year on year. April was the third consecutive month in which the US increased its tin plate exports to India.
US tin plate exports to India accounted for approximately one third of the country's total steel product exports to India in April, while these exports constituted about 38 percent of the US' total tin plate exports in the given month.
On the other hand, US tin plate exports to India in the first four months of 2010 amounted to 19,023 metric tons.