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Report Summary 1. Investment Rating The provided content does not mention the industry investment rating. 2. Core View After the holiday, refinery production resumed, and downstream industries also restarted, leading to an increase in both supply and demand in the lead market. However, due to pre - holiday inventory preparation by downstream enterprises and general terminal demand, most enterprises adopted a production - to - order model. As a result, lead ingot transactions were average, and with the addition of imported supplies, there was a high risk of lead ingot inventory accumulation, which might put pressure on prices. The price was expected to operate in the range of 16,500 - 17,500 yuan/ton, and there was a need to be vigilant against price pullbacks [2]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1 Market Review - Price Changes: The average price of SMM1 lead ingots increased by 0.74% to 16,925 yuan/ton; the closing price of the main Shanghai lead contract rose by 1.18% to 17,140 yuan/ton; the LME lead closing price (electronic trading) increased by 1.44% to 2,014.5 US dollars/ton [12]. - Basis: The provided content shows the basis trends from 2022 - 2025, but specific analysis is not given [14]. 3.2 Primary Lead Supply - Raw Material Tightness: The tight supply of lead concentrates remained unchanged. Domestic mines had completed fourth - quarter output pre - sales and suspended quotes. After the holiday, the ore trading market was not active. With the cooling weather, the output of some mines might decline. Meanwhile, refineries were still highly motivated to produce due to high precious metal prices. The processing fees for lead concentrates were likely to fall rather than rise. The domestic lead concentrate processing fee remained unchanged at 350 yuan/metal ton, and the imported lead concentrate processing fee remained unchanged at - 110 US dollars/dry ton [2][31]. - Operating Rate: The operating rate of primary lead remained unchanged at 68.47% compared to the previous period. The total weekly output of major domestic primary lead smelting enterprises in the week of October 10 was 51,550 tons, with some enterprises resuming production after maintenance [32][37]. 3.3 Secondary Lead Supply - Waste Battery Price and Refinery Profit: As of October 10, the average price of waste batteries was 10,000 yuan/ton, a week - on - week increase of 25 yuan/ton. The profit of secondary lead refineries remained stable. As of October 13, the comprehensive profit and loss of large - scale secondary lead enterprises was - 45 yuan/ton, and that of small - and medium - scale secondary lead enterprises was - 259 yuan/ton [43][50]. - Inventory and Operating Rate: As of October 9, the raw material inventory of secondary lead refineries increased, and the finished product inventory decreased. The operating rate of secondary lead enterprises increased by 5.6 percentage points to 34%. The weekly output of secondary lead reached 44,300 tons [53][56]. 3.4 Downstream Demand - Lead Battery Operating Rate: The operating rate of lead batteries increased by 6.58 percentage points to 61.71%. After the holiday, downstream operations resumed as expected, but the terminal market showed little change compared to before the holiday. The new orders for electric bicycles were acceptable, but the replacement demand was average. The automotive battery market did not have a strong peak season, especially the export sector [64]. 3.5 Import and Export As of October 10, the export of refined lead suffered a loss of about 2,800 yuan/ton, and the import profit was - 530.58 yuan/ton, indicating that the import profit window was closed. With the increase in the Shanghai - London ratio, the import window might open in the future [73]. 3.6 Inventory - Social and Factory Inventory: As of October 9, the total social inventory of lead ingots in five locations was 36,900 tons, showing inventory reduction; the factory inventory of major primary lead delivery brands was 10,700 tons, a week - on - week increase. Before the holiday, refineries mostly carried out maintenance, and downstream enterprises stocked up, leading to a reduction in social inventory. During the holiday, refinery production resumed, and factory inventory accumulated [87]. - Exchange Inventory: As of October 10, the SHFE refined lead inventory was 39,900 tons, a week - on - week decrease; the LME inventory was 237,000 tons, showing an increase [90].