Secondary Lead Smelter Restarts Progressed Slowly, and Finished Product Inventories of Secondary Lead Declined Significantly This Week [SMM Weekly Review of Secondary Lead Inventory]

Published: Mar 13, 2026 16:37

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SMM News, March 13:

This week, finished product inventories of secondary lead destocked significantly, standing at 26,600 mt as of March 12, down 13,100 mt from March 5. The main reasons were: the resumption progress of secondary lead smelters was slow, raw material inventories at downstream battery enterprises were depleted, and demand for cargo pick-up under long-term contracts increased. In addition, starting next week, the release of capacity at two large smelters in east China will somewhat ease the tight regional supply of secondary lead; however, as high raw material prices led suppliers of secondary lead to hold prices firm, downstream purchase willingness for spot orders remained weak. Secondary lead finished product inventories are expected to return to a supply-demand balance level next week, with a lower probability of unilateral wild swings.

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