Malaysia Smelting Warns of Disrupted Tin Output After Gas Blast

Smoke rises from a fire caused by a gas pipeline leak in Selangor on April 1.Photographer: Arif Kartono/AFP/Getty Images
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Malaysia Smelting Corp., one of the world’s biggest tin producers, has reported disruptions to deliveries from its Port Klang smelter after a pipeline explosion interrupted gas supply, exacerbating pressure on a market already grappling with global output upheaval.

The blast at Putra Heights in nearby Selangor earlier this week hit gas provision, MSC said in a notice to customers seen by Bloomberg News. It was not clear when fuel supplies would resume and some shipments of tin could be impacted, a company executive said in the notice.