[SMM News] This week, the operating rate of die-casting zinc alloy enterprises was recorded at 56.41%, down 2.67 percentage points WoW. On the raw material side, zinc prices maintained a fluctuating trend this week, and enterprises made purchases at lower prices, driving a slight increase in raw material inventories. In terms of finished product inventories, affected by the rise in zinc prices mid-week, downstream enterprises' procurement sentiment weakened, leading to a decrease in outflows from warehouses of die-casting zinc alloy enterprises and a slight increase in finished product inventories. The decline in the operating rate of die-casting zinc alloy enterprises this week was mainly due to the weakening demand from downstream customers of some large factories in central China. To reduce finished product inventories, enterprises slowed down their production pace. In terms of end-user order performance, traditional small hardware orders have improved slightly recently, while demand for electronic product orders has weakened slightly. In addition, in terms of export order performance, enterprises in east China and south China have reported a slight improvement in export orders, most of which were orders that had been temporarily suspended or cancelled due to tariffs in the early stage. Next week, some die-casting zinc alloy enterprises will have holiday arrangements due to the Dragon Boat Festival, and it is expected that the operating rate of die-casting zinc alloy enter