MSC furnaces fail amidst smelter move

Apr 20, 2021

Malaysia Smelting Corporation, the world’s third-largest refined tin producer, is having issues at its Butterworth smelter. The Butterworth smelter has five reverberatory furnaces, with annual capacity of some 25,000 tonnes. FastMarkets has reported that two of...

China smelters halt production

Apr 1, 2021

Small and medium-sized smelters in Gejiu, China, could suspend their refining processes due to environmental checks. This round of environmental inspections is set to begin in early April. Starting in Honghe prefecture, the checks could last around one month. In...

Environmental checks pressure Chinese raw materials supply

Apr 1, 2021

From the end of March, a number of tin fuming furnaces in the Chinese province of Yunnan will be closed for environmental checks. Fuming furnaces are a key part of smelting operations in China. The furnaces process low grade raw materials, including slag, hard-head,...

Tight tin market encourages Chinese metal exports

Mar 23, 2021

China’s trade of refined tin metal shifted into net exports in February, recent customs data shows. Usually, the country augments its significant domestic supply of metal with material from other producers. The majority of the metal typically arrives from...

Drop in Myanmar tin supply compensated by other sources

Mar 23, 2021

Chinese imports of tin-in-concentrate fell 14% year-on-year as improved flows from the rest of the world made up for a more significant drop in material from Myanmar. In terms of gross weight, reported in the latest customs data, China imported some 20,500 tonnes over...