It is learned that this week (July 24 – July 30, 2026), the combined operating rate of primary lead smelters in three provinces was 67.02%, an increase of 0.25 percentage points WoW.
The operating rate of primary lead enterprises edged up slightly this week, mainly due to the resumption of normal production at a medium-sized lead smelter in Hunan. Next week, maintenance at some small and medium-sized enterprises in Yunnan is about to end, and their production recovery progress will be monitored; some smelters in Hunan will gradually enter maintenance, which is expected to bring a certain reduction. In addition, a smelter in Inner Mongolia also plans to conduct maintenance in late August. Attention will be paid to the subsequent maintenance and production resumption progress of primary lead smelters.
