The average operating rate of die-casting zinc alloy manufacturers stood at 47.99% this week, up 2.32 percentage points from a week ago. Die-cast zinc alloy companies worked mainly through raw material stocks. The number of raw material inventory days fell to 3-5 days.
Some companies stepped up production to restock inventories. It is worth noting that the purchase of alloys by small hardware plants such as zipper producers increased due to the stockpiling demand for National Day holidays, thus related die-casting zinc alloy enterprises increased production. Considering the cost pressure, operating rates at die-casting zinc alloy enterprises will change little next week.

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