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Operating Rates at Chinese Copper Wire & Cable Producers to Fall in June

May 27, 2017 16:11

The average operating rate at Chinese electric wire & cable manufacturers is expected to fall slightly to 88.18% in June, SMM predicts based on a survey.

SHANGHAI May 27 (SMM) - The average operating rate at Chinese copper wire & cable manufacturers is expected to fall slightly to 88.18% in June, SMM predicts based on a survey.

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Operating rates at large plants may slide on the month in June. Some large producers are doubtful about the sustainability of copper consumption which hit a record high in May.

Most medium and small ones said they may maintain production at current level.

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Operating rates of blast furnaces at Chinese steelmakers decreased sharply this week, as the transportation of raw materials in Hebei Province was affected by the pandemic, and some steel plants were forced to cut production.

Jan 21, 2021 12:00

Analysis

Operating rates of blast furnaces across Chinese steelmakers lower at 87.7% on week, steel prices likely to post slower declines

Operating rates at lead-acid battery makers unchanged at 74.43%

Operating rates across lead-acid battery producers in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei and Hebei provinces averaged 74.43% in the week ended December 11, unchanged week on week.

Dec 11, 2020 17:20

Analysis

Operating rates at lead-acid battery makers unchanged at 74.43%

Primary lead smelters operating rates rose to 62.6% this week

Operating rates across primary lead smelters in Henan, Hunan and Yunnan provinces gained 1 percentage point from the previous week to 62.6%in the week ended December 4, showed an SMM survey.

Dec 4, 2020 17:15

Analysis

Primary lead smelters operating rates rose to 62.6% this week

Operating rates at lead-acid battery makers rose to 74.59% this week

Operating rates across lead-acid battery producers in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei and Hebei provinces averaged 74.59% in the week ended October 30, up 2.28 percentage points from the previous week.

Oct 30, 2020 18:10

Analysis

Operating rates at lead-acid battery makers rose to 74.59% this week

No new maintenance kept blast furnace operating rates stable, high trading volume supported steel prices.

Operating rates of blast furnace at Chinese steelmakers held largely unchanged on the week as there was no new maintenance this week.

Oct 22, 2020 15:28

Analysis

No new maintenance kept blast furnace operating rates stable, high trading volume supported steel prices.

Primary lead smelters operating rate steadied at 59.8%

Operating rates across primary lead smelters in Henan, Hunan and Yunnan averaged 59.8% in the week ending December 20

Dec 20, 2019 12:09

Analysis

Primary lead smelters operating rate steadied at 59.8%

Operating rates across licensed secondary lead smelters unchanged on week

Discounts of secondary refined lead against the average price of SMM #1 lead stabilised this week

Aug 30, 2019 13:29

Analysis

Operating rates across licensed secondary lead smelters unchanged on week

Equipment breakdown lowers weekly operating rates at primary lead smelters by 2.9 percentage points

Operating rates averaged 58.5% in the week ended Aug 30, down 2.9 percentage points from the prior week

Aug 30, 2019 11:50

Analysis

Equipment breakdown lowers weekly operating rates at primary lead smelters by 2.9 percentage points

Infrastructure, 5G demand lifts operating rates across wire, cable producers in Jul

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Aug 6, 2019 18:53

Analysis Industry SMM Insight

Infrastructure, 5G demand lifts operating rates across wire, cable producers in Jul

Jinli repair lowers weekly operating rates across secondary lead smelters

Rate fell 1.9 percentage points from the previous week to stand at 53% for the week ended Aug 2

Aug 2, 2019 13:22

Analysis

Jinli repair lowers weekly operating rates across secondary lead smelters

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