Primary lead smelters operating rates fell due to line replacement in Henan

Published: May 9, 2020 09:47

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The replacement of outdated production lines at Henan Yuguang led to a decline of 2.1 percentage points in the average operating rates across Henan smelters this week. Production at the smelter will edge lower in May. Chifengshan Gold, Silver & Lead commenced maintenance this week, and this also affected its output.

SHANGHAI, May 9 (SMM) – Operating rates across primary lead smelters in Henan, Hunan and Yunnan provinces averaged 53.4% in the week ended May 8, down 1.1 percentage point from the previous week, showed an SMM survey.

Other primary smelters maintained stable operations this week. The respective operating rates for Yunnan and Hunan held unchanged on the week at 38% and 45.6%, respectively.

Operating rates Primary lead

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