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The operating rates across licensed smelters of secondary lead in Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan and Guizhou averaged 44.61% in the week ended November 26, down 7.52 percentage points from the previous week, an SMM survey showed.

This is a roundup of China's metals weekly inventory as of November 26.

The average operating rate across primary lead smelters in Henan, Hunan and Yunnan provinces gained 5.29 percentage points from the previous week to 54.16% in the week ended November 5, an SMM survey showed.

This is a roundup of China's metals weekly inventory as of November 5.

The average operating rates across lead-acid battery producers in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei and Hebei provinces increased 4.28 percentage points from October 22 to 74.56% as of Friday October 29.

The operating rates across 34 EAF mills of construction steel in China stood at 58.52% as of October 26, up 3 percentage points on the week.

The operating rates of blast furnaces at steel mills fell 1.3% on the week and rose 1.4% from a month ago to 78% as of October 20, SMM survey showed.

The operating rates across licensed smelters of secondary lead in Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan and Guizhou stood at 56.17% this week, up 10.06% from the previous week, an SMM survey showed.

The average operating rate across lead-acid battery producers in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei and Hebei provinces increased 6.36 percentage points from September 30 to 70.37% as of Friday October 15.

This is a roundup of China's metals weekly inventory as of October 15.