SHANGHAI, Apr 4 (SMM) - According to SMM research, the average operating rate across primary lead smelters was 55.57% last week, down 0.31 percentage point from a week ago.
The production resumption of smelters in Henan have contributed to a small increase in the output. Although the crude lead production line maintenance of smelters in Jiyuan city has not yet been completed, their refined lead production has not been affected. The production of other smelters in Henan remained stable. A smelter in Hunan temporarily suspended production due to the shortage of raw materials, and plans to resume production this week. In addition, the crude lead production line of another refined lead smelter resumed work, but goods have not yet been produced. As such, the operating rates in Hunan fell slightly from the previous week. In Yunnan, several smelters maintained normal production last week, and the average operating rate of local smelters in March was stable.
