UNSPSC 11181504: Tin oxide

Tin oxide is mainly used to make transparent conductive coatings for liquid crystal displays, flat panel displays, plasma displays, touch panels, electronic ink applications, organic light-emitting diodes, and solar cells, and antistatic coatings and EMI shieldings.

UNSPSC 11181504 Tin oxide is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not reflect tin oxide procurement. Instead, the code shows activity in steel plate supply and metals recovery processing — work plainly unrelated to the nominal scope. DeKalb County, Georgia solicited hot-rolled steel plates for roadway projects under an ITB with a mandatory local small business enterprise meeting and a 20% LSBE subcontractor participation requirement or documented good faith efforts. The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County issued an RFP for equipment, operations, and maintenance of an Advanced Metals Recovery Processing System that recovers ferrous and non-ferrous metals from waste-to-energy bottom ash. Neither opportunity involves tin oxide procurement, and the code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated commodity name.

The geographic spread is limited to Georgia and Florida based on these two opportunities. DeKalb County's ITB 2026-082 for steel plates closed July 23, 2026, requiring sealed bids for hot-rolled plates in sizes ranging from 4 feet by 4 feet to 12 feet by 12 feet, with an estimated 480 plates over three years, firm pricing for the first 12 months, and a one-year warranty on materials and workmanship. The Solid Waste Authority's RFP 26-206 closed July 16, 2026, seeking a three-year operator for a system processing approximately 150,000 tons of bottom ash annually and recovering 2,330 short tons of non-ferrous metals in the prior 12-month period. The mismatch between the code's name and the actual work solicited suggests either a tagging error in the state and local procurement database or that this code does not capture meaningful tin oxide activity from state and local buyers.