China’s Yunnan Tin Will Halt Lead Smelting After Price Declines
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China’s Yunnan Tin Co. said it would idle its lead smelter because lower prices for the metal have made it unprofitable.
The plant, with 100,000 metric tons of annual capacity, will stop operating this month, according to a statement from the company, which is based in Kunming, Yunnan province. Output this year from the smelter will drop to about 60,000 tons from a previous estimate of 90,000 tons, Board Secretary Pan Wenhao said today by phone.