Battery Makers Enter Holiday, Low Lead Prices Cause Smelter Shutdowns; Anhui Aims to Resume Production Soon

Published: Feb 6, 2026 19:44

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Downstream battery producers have successively entered the holiday period, with low purchase intentions; coupled with low lead prices, most secondary lead smelters are also gradually suspending production. Due to expectations that environmental protection-related controls in Anhui will be lifted next week, local operating enterprises indicated that production is expected to resume.

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