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![Secondary Lead Production Skyrockets in March 2025: A Confluence of New Capacities, Profits, and Resuming Smelters" [SMM Analysis]](https://imgqn.smm.cn/production/admin/news/cn/thumb/IDSXX20180704165658.png?imageView2/1/w/176/h/110/q/100)
Secondary Lead Production Skyrockets in March 2025: A Confluence of New Capacities, Profits, and Resuming Smelters" [SMM Analysis]
Apr 01, 2025 10:24
Secondary lead production surged in March 2025, with a 94.34% monthly increase and a 15.21% yearly rise for crude lead, and a 110.48% monthly and an 11.24% yearly increase for refined lead. The lead price rose, benefiting smelters and boosting production.Jiangsu and Guizhou regions have added approximately 500,000 tons of new secondary lead production capacity. Despite anticipation of raw material shortages in April, production is expected to remain stable. However, traditional low season and market dynamics may lead to potential forced production cuts later in the month.
Chinese Blister Copper RCs Rose Above 1,000 Yuan/mt, Market Supply Faces New Variables in April [SMM Analysis]
【SMM Analysis: Chinese Blister Copper RCs Rose Above 1,000 Yuan/mt, Market Supply Faces New Variables in April】 In March 2025, SMM reported blister copper RCs in south China at 750-1,050 yuan/mt, with an average of 900 yuan/mt, down 100 yuan/mt MoM. In north China, blister copper RCs were quoted at 700-900 yuan/mt, with an average of 800 yuan/mt, flat MoM...
Apr 1, 2025 15:15
SMM Weekly Data Analysis - Operating Rate and Order Volume of Enamelled Wire
Copper consumption has always been the focus of the industry. To provide a more in-depth and timely reflection of the market situation, the SMM Copper Research Team has been conducting in-depth research on the order volume and production status of enamelled wire enterprises since January 2025, forming weekly operating rate and order intake data.
Apr 1, 2025 14:37
Secondary Lead Production Skyrockets in March 2025: A Confluence of New Capacities, Profits, and Resuming Smelters" [SMM Analysis]
Secondary lead production surged in March 2025, with a 94.34% monthly increase and a 15.21% yearly rise for crude lead, and a 110.48% monthly and an 11.24% yearly increase for refined lead. The lead price rose, benefiting smelters and boosting production.Jiangsu and Guizhou regions have added approximately 500,000 tons of new secondary lead production capacity. Despite anticipation of raw material shortages in April, production is expected to remain stable. However, traditional low season and market dynamics may lead to potential forced production cuts later in the month.
Apr 1, 2025 10:24
【SMM Analysis】Smelters Resume Production in Concentration, March Primary Lead Production Hits a Record High
【SMM Analysis】Smelters Resume Production in Concentration, March Primary Lead Production Hits a Record High
SMM, March 31: In March 2025, the national primary lead production increased significantly, up 15.97 percentage points MoM and 13.41 percentage points YoY. The cumulative primary lead production from January to March 2025 rose 5.47 percentage points YoY.
Mar 31, 2025 18:15
SMM Analysis: Significant Phase Reduction in Lead Consumption, Social Inventory Surpasses 70,000 mt Again
SMM Analysis: Significant Phase Reduction in Lead Consumption, Social Inventory Surpasses 70,000 mt Again
SMM, March 31: According to SMM, as of March 31, the total social inventory of lead ingots in five regions reached 72,500 mt, an increase of over 600 mt compared to March 24, and a rise of 3,300 mt compared to March 27.
Mar 31, 2025 14:36
The Impact of the Traditional Off-Season Begins to Show, Lead-Acid Battery Producers Start Taking Holidays [SMM Lead-Acid Battery Weekly Operating Rate Review]
SMM, March 28: It is reported that the comprehensive weekly operating rate of lead-acid battery producers in five provinces monitored by SMM was 73.9% from March 22 to March 28, down 0.22 percentage points WoW.
Mar 28, 2025 21:28
![The Impact of the Traditional Off-Season Begins to Show, Lead-Acid Battery Producers Start Taking Holidays [SMM Lead-Acid Battery Weekly Operating Rate Review]](https://imgqn.smm.cn/news/mOHpN20220406172113.jpg)
China Unveils 2025–2027 Aluminium Industry Action Plan
On March 28, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released a new Action Plan (2025–2027) for the aluminium industry, aiming to boost resource security, green development, and technological innovation. Key targets include a 3–5% increase in domestic bauxite reserves, 15 Mt of recycled aluminium output, and stricter energy and environmental standards for new alumina and smelting projects. The plan reinforces the primary aluminium capacity cap, promotes clean energy adoption, and encourages regional integration of aluminium production and processing. SMM expects minimal short-term supply impact but sees strong long-term support for sustainable and high-quality industry growth.
Mar 28, 2025 18:41
[SMM Analysis]Refined Copper Rod Exports Showed Steady YoY Growth in January-February: Is Processing Trade a Flash in the Pan or the Future Mainstream?
Refined Copper Rod Exports Showed Steady YoY Growth in January-February: Is Processing Trade a Flash in the Pan or the Future Mainstream? [SMM Analysis]: As the refined copper rod export market completed its structural transformation by 2025, the market paid close attention to the copper rod export situation in January-February 2025. Amid policy changes, can the copper rod export volume remain stable in 2025? The following is a detailed analysis:
Mar 27, 2025 09:04
![[SMM Analysis]Refined Copper Rod Exports Showed Steady YoY Growth in January-February: Is Processing Trade a Flash in the Pan or the Future Mainstream?](https://imgqn.smm.cn/production/admin/votes/imagesiqWEj20240311161746.jpeg)
Lead Price Surge in March: Supply-Demand Tussle and Macro Boost[SMM Analysis]
In March 2025, lead prices rose significantly due to improved supply-demand dynamics and macroeconomic factors. Early-month concerns over US tariffs and CPI data eased, while China’s pro-consumption policies and declining inventories supported prices. Shanghai lead prices hovered around 17,250 yuan/ton. High raw material costs pressured battery producers, and cautious dealer purchasing ahead of the off-season limited upside. By late March, LME inventory increases weighed on prices. For April, supply-side constraints and high scrap battery costs are expected to keep lead prices volatile.
Mar 26, 2025 17:20
[SMM Analysis]Industry Dilemma Under High Copper Prices: Dual Decline in Operating Rates of Copper Cathode Rod and Secondary Copper Rod, Inventory Accumulation
As copper prices continued to rise, with consumption being suppressed by the absolute price and the operating rate of secondary copper rod production passively reduced during a period of policy watch, the discount of secondary copper rod against copper futures declined throughout March. The price difference between copper cathode rod and secondary copper rod has reached its highest level since September 2024. Against this backdrop, how is the current market for refined and secondary copper rods performing? Has the supply of copper anodes increased? A detailed analysis follows:
Mar 25, 2025 13:49
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