Lead-Acid Battery Enterprises Resume Production After the Holiday, Weekly Operating Rate Rebounds [SMM Lead-Acid Battery Weekly Operating Rate Comment]

        According to reports, the SMM weekly comprehensive operating rate for lead-acid battery enterprises in five provinces was 61.71% from October 3 to October 9, 2025, up 6.58 percentage points WoW.

After the National Day & Mid-Autumn Festival holidays this week, lead-acid battery enterprises gradually resumed production, and the weekly operating rate rebounded as expected. During the National Day holiday, most lead-acid battery enterprises had holidays ranging from 0 to 8 days, with a few taking up to half a month. For enterprises with shorter holidays, the main impact on production was concentrated last week, while for those with longer holidays, there was still some impact this week, with operating rates even declining further WoW in some regions. Next week, the impact of the National Day holiday will be completely over, and the operating rate of lead-acid battery enterprises is expected to continue recovering. Subsequently, producers will lean more towards a produce-based-on-sales model.