SMM News, April 30:
From April 24 to April 30, 2026, SMM data showed that the weekly operating rate of secondary lead in four provinces in China was 40.54%, down 4.6 percentage points WoW. Maintenance pace diverged among Anhui smelters, with one resuming production after prior maintenance and another halting due to equipment failure. The operating rate in Anhui edged up 1.7 percentage points this week and is expected to pull back 2.4 percentage points next week. In Henan and Inner Mongolia, some enterprises cut production due to insufficient raw materials. A large smelter in Jiangsu halted production, dragging down the regional operating rate by 17.23% next week. The overall operating rate next week is expected to decline 6.8 percentage points WoW.
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