The Malaysian Smelting Corp (MSC) will only return to pre-pandemic smelting levels at the end of the year and will restrict its ore intake "both in respect of quantity and quality" in the coming months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the company told suppliers this week.
In a note to suppliers sent on Monday April 26, MSC said that the pandemic had "severely affected" its smelting capacity and that it would have to take measures given the impact on its operations, without detailing how much production would be lost.MSC did not respond to Fastmarkets' requests for comment, which were made outside Malaysian office...