End of High-Temperature Holiday Drove Production Resumptions, Lead-Acid Battery Operating Rate Rebounded [SMM Weekly Lead-Acid Battery Operating Rate Comment]

According to available information, the SMM weekly composite operating rate of lead-acid battery enterprises in five provinces was 62.91% in the week of August 7–13, 2026, up 1.77 percentage points WoW.

Recently, some medium-sized and large lead-acid battery enterprises ended their high-temperature holidays, and production gradually resumed, driving a rebound in the operating rate that week. In mid-August, end-use consumption in the lead-acid battery market still showed no significant improvement; producers were still mainly producing based on sales, and the operating rates of some enterprises that had ended their high-temperature holidays had not yet recovered to full-capacity levels. Next week, as the high-temperature holiday factor further subsides and working days increase at some enterprises, production is expected to continue recovering, and the weekly composite operating rate of lead-acid battery enterprises is expected to maintain its uptrend.