Tin mining from China through Thailand and Laos to Malaya and Indonesia. Tasmania also hosts deposits of historical importance, most notably Mount Bischoff and Renison Bell. In 1931 the tin producers founded the International Tin Committee, followed in 1956 by the International Tin Council, an institution to control the tin market. After the collapse of the market in October 1985 the price for tin nearly halved. Tin foil was once a common wrapping material for foods and drugs; replaced in the early 20th century by the use of aluminium foil, which is now commonly referred to as "tin foil", hence one use
Franklin Foil Franklin Foil Franklin Johnson Foil (born October 31, 1964) is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 70, which includes a portion of Baton Rouge. In 2008, he succeeded term-limited Republican Representative Carl Crane, the former chairman of the House Education Committee. To win the seat, Foil defeated fellow Republican attorney Pat Culbertson. Foil was born and reared in Baton Rouge, as one of two sons of Frank Foil and the former Judith Johnson. He graduated from Louisiana State University in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and in 1991 received his Juris