PT Timah to Build Tin Smelter in Nigeria

President Director of PT Timah Tbk M. Riza Pahlevi Tabrani and Clement Anaene Okonkwo, Chairman of Topwide Ventures Ltd, sign a cooperation agreement on tin exploitation in Nigeria.

Pangkalpinang, Bangka-Belitung, MINA – Indonesia`s state-owned tin company PT Timah Tbk will build a tin smelter in Nigeria as part of expansion efforts to secure new tin ore reserves, Antara News reported, citing the announcement of a company official on Friday.

“In the near future PT Timah will be able to produce tin ore and build a smelter in Nigeria,” Timah`s Director for Business Development and Commerce, Trenggono Sutioso told a focus group.

The tin ore mining and smelter development project is the beginning of PT Timah`s efforts to find fresh reserves and it comes after the 2017 signing of a cooperation agreement with the Nigerian company, Topwide Ventures, he said.

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“This is the initial step by PT Timah in its efforts to expand and secure new tin ore reserves in Nigeria,” he said. (T/RS5/RS1)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)