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Orders at Ignition Battery Producers See No Improvement, Despite of Rising End-User Demand, SMM Says

Jul 26, 2017 17:59

Source:SMM

Orders at ignition battery producers saw no improvement in Zhejiang due to wary purchase sentiment of distributors.

SHANGHAI, Jul. 26 (SMM) – Ignition battery sales at distributors in Tianjin increased thanks to improvement of replacement demand. But, they will not replenish stocks until August amid high inventories on hand.

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In Zhejiang, orders at ignition battery producers saw no improvement as volatile lead price triggered wary purchase sentiment of distributors. Those producers planned to have their workers take holidays for high temperature.

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