November 11 Scrap Battery Market Transaction Summary [SMM Daily Review]

Published: Nov 11, 2026 13:29 (GMT+8)

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SMM, November 11:

Today, mainstream quotations in China's waste lead-acid battery market remained stable. Lead prices have continued to move sideways for several days, with suppliers of scrap batteries still showing strong wait-and-see sentiment and limited release of supply, keeping market trading subdued. Notably, several regions in the north have successively issued heavy pollution weather alerts in recent days, and some secondary lead smelters in the affected areas may face production halts or restrictions. The actual impact will depend on how enterprises implement emission reductions. According to an SMM survey, south China currently has no such alerts and has not been affected. In the short term, scrap battery prices are expected to remain largely stable, moving sideways around current levels.

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