SMM Primary Lead Smelter Weekly Operating Rate (April 17, 2026 - April 23, 2026) [SMM Primary Lead Smelting Operating Rate Weekly Review]

This week (April 17, 2026 – April 23, 2026), the average operating rate of primary lead smelters in the three provinces was 64.43%, up 1.01 percentage points WoW.

This week, a medium-sized smelter in Henan resumed operations after maintenance, leading to a slight increase in lead smelting output. Smelters in Hunan maintained stable production, with the overall operating rate flat WoW. A large smelter in Yunnan that had previously undergone maintenance resumed production, and the regional operating rate rebounded. A small-to-medium-sized smelter in Anhui slightly cut production due to raw material shortages. Smelting production in other major producing regions across China remained generally stable.