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[SMM monthly report Select] Recycling lead New expansion capacity release & Light consumption is expected to continue the horizontal shock in May

iconMay 13, 2020 09:36
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SMM5 12: in April, lead consumption steadily increased, although recycled lead continues to recover, but lead ingot accumulation is expected to be delayed. During the period, recycled lead with the increase in supply, recycled refined lead from rising water (to SMM1# lead average price) to discount; at the same time, due to the imminent holding of the two sessions, market rumors to reduce tax expectations, causing traders to actively receive goods, warehouse orders rose rapidly, domestic lead reported to the lead 2006 contract rose 550650 yuan / ton, so the market is more short and short, the spot lead price has been hovering around 14000 yuan / ton.

Generally speaking, due to the low explicit inventory base of lead ingots and the maintenance of primary lead, the immediate accumulation bank is expected to be cashed gradually, which is reflected in the limited volume in May. It is expected that in mid-to-late May, lead will continue the trend of horizontal volatility, while spot lead may fall below the Wansi mark due to gradual loosening of supply, and is expected to run at 13600 RMB14250 / ton.

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Lead price forecast next month: from the supply and demand plate, primary lead due to the existence of maintenance, May production is expected to decline slightly, while recycled lead continues to increase, the main growth point of recycled lead plate, lies in Anhui, Jiangxi and other places are about to release the new expansion capacity. It is understood that, such as Anhui Dahua, Aoneng, Jiangxi Qijin, Fengri and other enterprises, have recently completed raw material reserves, and will be put into production from mid-May, with a total daily production capacity of nearly 2000 tons. Of course, it is worth noting that what is closely related to the start of recycled lead enterprises is its profit level. As of May 12, recycled lead still has a profit margin of 100-200 yuan / ton, and there is no restriction on its production for the time being.

In addition, the lead battery market consumption, from the terminal point of view, May is the traditional off-season, the battery market promotion is frequent, and the price of some batteries has been close to the cost line, thus the inventory will continue to be transferred to the dealer, and there is no major adjustment in the production of large enterprises for the time being. Among them, the main affected are small and medium-sized enterprises, in order to digest inventory, has been on holiday for 3-5 days during the May Day holiday, it is expected that the operating rate of lead battery enterprises will decline steadily in May. On the other hand, as the epidemic situation in some overseas countries tends to ease and a few ports restart, it is necessary to pay attention to whether battery exports have taken a turn for the better.

Generally speaking, due to the low explicit inventory base of lead ingots and the maintenance of primary lead, the immediate accumulation bank is expected to be cashed gradually, which is reflected in the limited volume in May. It is expected that in mid-to-late May, lead will continue the trend of horizontal volatility, while spot lead may fall below the Wansi mark due to gradual loosening of supply, and is expected to run at 13600 RMB14250 / ton.

Recycled lead: according to SMM analysis, in April, Shanghai lead basically maintained the concussion operation of the box, and the profit of recycled lead enterprises was relatively stable. The procurement of superimposed waste batteries was slightly relaxed than that in the previous period, and the output of recycled lead enterprises was released. In addition, the production time of enterprises affected by maintenance, technical transformation and epidemic situation in the early stage recovered one after another, so the month-to-month output of licensed recycled lead smelting enterprises continued to rise in April. In the case of unlicensed refineries, due to the limited smelting profits, only a small number of small workshops dominated by individual business production have recovered, so the operating rate of unlicensed recycled lead refineries rose moderately in April.

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In May, the pressure on the supply side of recycled lead may increase sharply, and the increment mainly comes from the new commissioning of licensed enterprises. Among them, Anhui Taihe Dahua and Jiangxi Qijin plan to put into production on May 10, and the waste battery inventory has been more than 20,000 tons respectively. Jiangxi Fengri is scheduled to be put into production in mid-May, and its waste battery inventory has basically met the one-month disposal capacity. As a result, SMM expects the production and operating rate of recycled lead to continue to increase in May.

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