The operating rates of licensed secondary lead smelters across Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan and Inner Mongolia averaged 41.18% last week (October 7-13), up 1.69 percentage points from a week earlier. During the National Day holidays, the supply of battery scrap was relatively tight, and many smelters in Anhui reduced production by 20-30%. After the holidays, the supply of raw materials improved slightly, and production at smelters basically returned to normal levels. The output of sample enterprises in Jiangsu, Henan, and Inner Mongolia last week was basically the same as the prior week. At present, the supply of battery scrap in various regions across China is not optimistic, and the instability of production at smelters has intensified. In late October, low temperatures may bring about declines in output.

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