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Home / Metal News / Operating Rate at China Copper Plate/Sheet, Strip and Foil Producers Up in August, SMM Surveys

Operating Rate at China Copper Plate/Sheet, Strip and Foil Producers Up in August, SMM Surveys

Sep 14, 2017 10:02

Source:SMM

SMM survey finds the average operating rate at Chinese copper plate/sheet, strip and foil producers rose in August.

SHANGHAI, Sept. 14 (SMM) - SMM survey finds the average operating rate at Chinese copper plate/sheet, strip and foil producers rose in August.

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The average rate increased to 71.19% in August, up 1.33 percentage points on the month and 3.97 percentage points year-on-year.

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Operating rates across major aluminium processors decreased 1.8 percentage points from a week ago to 70.7% last week. The main reason is that the power load in Henan is too high, prompting the province to impose staggered power use, affecting production at local aluminium plate, strip, foil and wire & cable producers.

Jul 19, 2021 15:03

Analysis

Operating rate at major aluminium processors continued to drop, affected by power curtailment in Henan

Operating rates of lead-acid battery plants up 0.4 percentage point on week

Operating rates across lead-acid battery producers in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei and Hebei provinces gained 0.4 percentage point from July 9 to 69.41% as of Friday July 16.

Jul 16, 2021 18:49

Analysis

Operating rates of lead-acid battery plants up 0.4 percentage point on week

Weekly lead-acid battery makers operating rate dipped due to New Year‘s Day

Operating rates across Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei and Hebei averaged 55.21% in the week ended January 3

Jan 3, 2020 18:53

Analysis

Weekly lead-acid battery makers operating rate dipped due to New Year‘s Day

Operating rates across lead-acid battery producers further grow

It gained 0.64 percentage point from the previous week and averaged 51.91% in the week through May 24

May 24, 2019 19:01

Analysis

Operating rates across lead-acid battery producers further grow

Operating rates at scrap-using copper rod producers sharply fall in Apr

Operating rates averaged 66.98% in Apr, down 4.27 percentage points from Mar and 7.12 percentage points from Apr 2018

May 17, 2019 11:00

SMM Insight Analysis

Operating rates at scrap-using copper rod producers sharply fall in Apr

Operating rates across lead-acid battery producers recover from holiday

Rates inched up 0.69 percentage points from the previous week and averaged 55.55% in the week through Apr 12

Apr 15, 2019 10:24

Analysis

Operating rates across lead-acid battery producers recover from holiday

Operating rates at brass bar producers fall in Jan due to holidays

Operating rates across brass bar producers in China averaged 74.65% in Jan, down 6.96 percentage points from Dec

Feb 21, 2019 12:07

Analysis

Operating rates at brass bar producers fall in Jan due to holidays

Operating rates across primary lead smelters hold stable

Rates in Henan, Hunan and Yunnan provinces averaged 59.3% in the week through Dec 28

Dec 28, 2018 14:42

Analysis

Operating rates across primary lead smelters hold stable

Growing costs, losses shrink operating primary aluminium capacity in Aug

China produced 3.11 million mt of primary aluminium in Aug, up 1.5% year on year

Sep 5, 2018 19:45

Analysis

Growing costs, losses shrink operating primary aluminium capacity in Aug

Galvanising plants operate at higher level in Aug

Higher rates at large plants accounted for the overall growth across all plants in China

Aug 31, 2018 19:08

Analysis SMM Insight

Galvanising plants operate at higher level in Aug

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