[SMM lead Battery column] the market has a scarce supply of goods and the more cautious part of downstream procurement has shifted to recycled lead.

Published: Apr 10, 2020 13:10

Price of SMM lead products on April 10

April 10 SMM domestic well-known recycled lead enterprises waste battery purchase quotation

SMM lead Market Trends on April 10

Shanghai market Shuikoushan lead 14265 yuan / ton, Shanghai lead 2005 contract up 450 yuan / ton, Jiangsu and Zhejiang market Shuikoushan, southern lead 1421514265 yuan / ton, Shanghai lead 2005 contract 400-450 yuan / ton quotation. Lead shock upward, coupled with the scarcity of market circulation, holders mostly to high water shipment, downstream procurement is more cautious, some have turned to recycled lead, spot high water transaction is very limited.

Guangdong market South China lead 14100-14130 yuan / ton, the average price of SMM1# lead rose by 50 yuan / ton. Henan Yuguang, Wanyang, Jinli and other smelters are mainly long single, and the market supply of bulk orders is less: Hunan Shuikoushan 14025 / 14075 yuan / ton, the average price of SMM1# lead up 50% 100 yuan / ton (traders), Jiang copper 14075 yuan / ton, the average price of SMM net 100 yuan / ton, Anhui bronze crown 14175 yuan / ton, SMM net 200 yuan / ton; Today, the overall market trading turned light, but the market supply is still tight, as the source of recycled lead has flowed out one after another, the downstream began to mainly purchase recycled refined lead.

Shanghai period lead high shock, some areas waste battery circulation tension, recycled lead market shipment is better than yesterday, mainly due to electrolytic lead shortage, downstream on-demand procurement, including tax recycled lead water quotation is difficult to maintain.

Today, the electric lead plate (internalized) reported 15650-15850 yuan / ton, the storage battery market demand is not prosperous, the production enthusiasm of storage enterprises is not high, the operating rate of large and medium-sized enterprises is more than 70%.

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