铅周报：上下驱动不明显，震荡为主-20250825

Report Industry Investment Rating - The investment rating for the lead industry is "Oscillation-based" [4] Core View of the Report - This week, the lead price showed a weak oscillation, closing at 16,780 yuan per ton. The domestic five - location lead ingot inventory was 71,000 tons, and the LME inventory was 273,000 tons. The price of waste lead - acid batteries decreased slightly, and the losses of secondary lead enterprises did not narrow. The lead price oscillated with a tug - of - war between bulls and bears. On Friday night, it broke through upwards driven by the market but then fell back due to insufficient driving force. In the short term, the fundamentals are in a stalemate, and the price is expected to maintain an oscillation [3] Summary by Related Catalogs Market Review - This week, the lead price was weakly oscillating, closing at 16,780 yuan per ton. The domestic five - location lead ingot inventory was 71,000 tons, and the LME inventory was 273,000 tons [3] Industry Performance - Due to the oscillating lead price, the decline in the price of waste lead - acid batteries was limited. Most smelting enterprises settled at the pre - decline price. As of August 22, 2025, the theoretical comprehensive profit - and - loss value of large - scale secondary lead enterprises was - 445 yuan/ton, and that of small - and - medium - scale secondary lead enterprises was - 665 yuan/ton [3] Core Logic - This week, the lead price oscillated with continuous bull - bear games. On Friday night, it was driven by the market to break through upwards but then fell back. On the supply side, primary lead smelters were more willing to produce due to the expected peak demand season. Secondary lead smelters were still in a loss state due to cost support and scarce raw material waste batteries, so they sold at a firm price, and the overall operating rate remained stable at a low level. On the demand side, the operating rate of lead batteries this week was 71.64%, a significant improvement from last week. Domestic inventory oscillated, and LME inventory remained high. In the short term, the fundamentals are in a stalemate, and the price is expected to maintain an oscillation [3]