<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>SINGAPORE (Dec 16): Malaysia Smelting Corporation Bhd unveiled its sixth fuel-fired reverberatory furnace in Butterworth today.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The new furnace was built at a cost of about RM3.5 million ($1.3 million) and is expected to contribute an additional 15% to the company’s overall smelting capacity.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>MSC’s smelter has been operating for the past 112 years. The company’s current annual refined tin production is about 35,000 tonnes representing about 10% of the world production of refined tin.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>MSC said the expansion is in line with its strategy to consolidate its position as the largest and most cost effective custom tin smelter in the world.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>MSC closed at $1.06 on Nov 28.</p></div>


SINGAPORE (Dec 16): Malaysia Smelting Corporation Bhd unveiled its sixth fuel-fired reverberatory furnace in Butterworth today.

The new furnace was built at a cost of about RM3.5 million ($1.3 million) and is expected to contribute an additional 15% to the company’s overall smelting cap...

Malaysia Smelting Corporation Bhd expands capacity with sixth Butterworth furnace

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