Shanghai Industrial Park Fire Disrupts Waste Lead-Acid Battery Recycling, Operations Suspended Until September

Published: Jul 27, 2026 09:54
[Market Dynamics of Waste Lead-Acid Batteries] A fire broke out at night recently in an industrial park in Shanghai, damaging two factory buildings. After the fire was extinguished, relevant authorities launched a traceability investigation of the accident, and all enterprises in the park were placed under listed supervision. The operations of a waste lead-acid battery recycling enterprise in the park were forced to suspend. Its daily recycling capacity is about 30 mt, and it is estimated that operations will not resume until September.

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[Market Dynamics of Waste Lead-Acid Batteries] A fire broke out at nig - Shanghai Metals Market (SMM)