Scrap Undersupply Constrains Production at Malaysian Lead Smelter

Published: May 19, 2026 11:52

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[Ex-China Lead Market Dynamics] It was learned that lead smelters in Malaysia reported insufficient supply of used lead-acid batteries in the local market, which constrained lead smelting capacity utilization rates. Currently, the operating rate of factory production lines was only 50-60%, with monthly production of over 2,000 mt. Moreover, due to tight supply of high-grade lead ingots (lead content ≥99.99%) in the Southeast Asian market, refined lead output had been in a state of undersupply over the past two months.

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