East China Secondary Lead Smelter Halts Production, No August Restart Planned

Published: Jul 31, 2026 21:23

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[Secondary Lead Production Update] A secondary lead smelter in east China stopped production in late July. The enterprise stated that there is no production resumption plan for August, and currently the volume of raw material purchases is low.

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