As the Off-Season Approached, Battery Selling Prices Struggled to Catch Up, and Downstream Procurement Was Also Relatively Cautious [SMM Lead-Acid Battery Market Weekly Review]

        Recently, end-use consumption in the lead-acid battery market has remained weak, while lead prices have held up well. Battery enterprises have found it difficult to adjust prices, and the battery wholesale market has also struggled to catch up. During the period, e-bike enterprises successively issued notices saying that, due to rising raw material costs, they plan to raise the selling price of complete vehicles by 200-300 yuan per unit in April. In addition, on the lead-acid battery producer side, lead prices strengthened during the week, downstream enterprises' purchasing enthusiasm weakened significantly, spot transactions also turned lighter WoW, and spot premiums declined.