China Tin Group has started a maintenance shutdown of its Ausmelt furnace from 15 July to 15 August. The smelter is located in Laibin City, Guangxi province. There will be no refined tin production during the maintenance.
The Ausmelt furnace was put into operation in March 2013, and has a current capacity of 25,000 tonnes annually. China Tin is the third largest smelter in China and seventh in the world. Its 2015 refined tin production was 11,000 tonnes. The shutdown will reduce China domestic refined tin supply, and coincide with an expected seasonal fall in ore supplies from Myanmar to other leading smelters in Yunnan province.
