This week (March 06, 2026–March 12, 2026), the average operating rate of primary lead smelters in three provinces was 56.97, up 4.11 percentage points WoW from the previous week after the Spring Festival.
This week, smelters in Henan maintained stable production. In Hunan, the smelter that resumed operations at the end of last week’s maintenance raised output as scheduled this week, while some smelters in the region had yet to fully recover and are expected to return to normal production next week; in Yunnan, smelters only slightly increased output this week after resuming production, and some small-scale smelters had yet to resume production.
![Qingming Festival Holiday Factor, Lead-Acid Battery Enterprises Cut Production During Holiday [SMM Lead-Acid Battery Weekly Operating Rate Comment]](https://imgqn.smm.cn/usercenter/mfCMp20251217171721.jpeg)
![Downstream Enterprises Cautious in Purchasing, Primary Lead Enterprise Inventory Accumulated Again [SMM Primary Lead Inventory Weekly Review]](https://imgqn.smm.cn/usercenter/hrxHx20251217171721.jpeg)
![High Scrap Battery Raw Material Costs Led to Wider Losses at Secondary Lead Smelters This Week [SMM Secondary Refined Lead Weekly Review]](https://imgqn.smm.cn/usercenter/lIHfM20251217171721.jpeg)
