HomeNewsLatest news Nyrstar Port Pirie lead smelter outage to last 12 weeks, company confirms Miner-smelter Nyrstar expects the most recent outage at its Port Pirie lead smelter in Australia to last for 12 weeks, owner Trafigura confirmed to Fastmarkets on Tuesday August 13. Nyrstar had said earlier that an undescribed issue at Port Pirie’s TSL furnace would see it closed for “a number of weeks.” The smelter operator, which was acquired by Trafigura on July 31, declared force majeure on Port Pirie-related contracts to customers and suppliers on Friday of last week and over the weekend. “The... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Archie Hunter August 13, 2019 19:14 GMT London Keywords Nyrstar Port Pirie Trafigura lead lead prices Australia Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}