Lead Prices Drop, Smelters Lower Waste Battery Purchase Prices by 50-100 Yuan/mt

Published: Jul 15, 2026 09:31
[Waste Lead-Acid Battery Market Update] Overnight lead prices plunged, and today most smelters lowered their purchase prices for waste lead-acid batteries by 50-100 yuan/mt. Some smelters in east China even suspended quotations and purchases to avoid a discount on the raw materials purchased.

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