The first tin smelting facility in Uganda owned by Woodcross Resources, a locally based company, marked a significant milestone in the country’s journey towards industrialisation and value addition in the Mineral sector. The facility has a production capacity of 1,000 tonnes of tin ingots annually and is capable of producing tin with a purity of 99.95%, a standard that meets demands of both local and international markets.

This followed a Presidential directive that all tin mined in Uganda must be processed at the Ruti based factory unless another equal or greater facility is established in the country.

https://www.nrm.ug/blog/president-museveni-launches-ugandas-first-tin-refinery