SHANGHAI, Jan 7 (SMM) – China’s tin output expanded 6.6% from a month earlier to stand at 12,020 mt in December, as China Tin Group recovered part of its output later in the month, SMM data showed.

Production ramp-ups at some tin producers in Yunnan and Guangxi also bolstered overall output.

Some producers who stepped up production in November, on sharp gains in tin prices, adjusted their production to the normal level in December.

SMM expects tin output to extend its gains to 13,000 mt in January, as China Tin Group continues to recover output.