SHANGHAI, Mar 21 (SMM) - According to SMM survey, the average operating rate across primary lead smelters was 55.45% last week (March 11-17), down 1.10 percentage points from a week earlier. Last week, large-scale smelters in Henan maintained stable production. In addition, there were still smelters whose maintenance had not yet ended. The supply of goods in the local market was tight, and the average operating rate dropped slightly.
The production of smelters in Hunan was stable. The crude lead production line of a smelter that had idled its capacity previously restarted production, and will yield refined lead production in April. Its average operating rate was flat last week from the previous week. Several smelters in Yunnan maintained normal production, and the overall operation in March was stable.
