Report Industry Investment Rating - No specific investment rating for the industry is provided in the report. Core Viewpoints - For the lead market, supply and demand are both increasing, there is no obvious contradiction, raw material tightness and peak - season expectations support lead prices, and short - term lead prices are expected to move in a range [1]. - For the zinc market, macro "anti - involution" sentiment in China is fluctuating, the zinc market has an increase in both zinc ore and zinc ingot supply, demand is in the off - season, inventory continues to accumulate, and overseas LME zinc inventory is decreasing, providing some support. Short - term zinc prices are expected to move in a range [1]. Summary by Related Catalogs Lead Price and Market Data - SMM1 lead ingot average price is 16,700 yuan/ton with 0.00% change, Shanghai lead futures main contract closing price is 16,850 yuan/ton with a 0.48% increase, and the basis is - 150 yuan/ton with a - 80 yuan change [1]. - Futures active contract trading volume is 32,601 lots with a - 28.53% change, and the position is 51,207 lots with a - 0.32% change [1]. - LME inventory is 261,100 tons with 0.00% change, and Shanghai lead warehouse receipt inventory is 61,784 tons with 0.00% change [1]. - LME 3 - month lead futures closing price (electronic trading) is 1,981 dollars/ton with a - 0.45% change, and the Shanghai - London lead price ratio is 8.51 with a 0.93% increase [1]. Industry News - From August 8th to August 14th, the weekly operating rate of SMM primary lead enterprises was 68.07%, a 0.67 - percentage - point increase; the weekly operating rate of secondary lead enterprises was 41%, a 0.1 - percentage - point decrease; the weekly operating rate of lead battery enterprises was 67.3%, a 2.05 - percentage - point increase [1]. - On August 14th, [LME0 - 3 lead] was at a discount of 40.87 dollars/ton, and the position was 154,530 lots, an increase of 682 lots [1]. Fundamental Analysis - There is no expected increase in lead concentrate imports, processing fees are likely to rise and difficult to fall, but it has not had a substantial impact on smelter operations. Previously - shut - down smelters are gradually resuming production, and primary lead operations are rising steadily [1]. - For secondary lead, the price of waste lead batteries is likely to rise and difficult to fall, recyclers' supplies are limited, and stores are reluctant to sell due to bullish sentiment. Some smelters have cut or stopped production due to raw material shortages or cost - price inversion, with overall operations at a relatively low level and firm quotations, and a slight decline in operations [1]. - On the demand side, the terminal market has not improved significantly, the peak - season effect has not been reflected, dealers mainly digest inventory, and production enterprises produce according to sales [1]. Zinc Price and Market Data - SMM1 zinc ingot average price is 22,380 yuan/ton with a - 0.27% change, Shanghai zinc futures main contract closing price is 22,505 yuan/ton with a 0.11% increase, and the basis is - 125 yuan/ton with a - 85 yuan change [1]. - Futures active contract trading volume is 83,222 lots with a 6.65% increase, and the position is 76,347 lots with a - 5.51% change [1]. - LME inventory is 76,325 tons with 0.00% change, and Shanghai zinc warehouse receipt inventory is 20,020 tons with a 17.10% increase [1]. - LME 3 - month zinc futures closing price (electronic trading) is 2,796.5 dollars/ton with a - 1.62% change, and the Shanghai - London zinc price ratio is 8.05 with a 1.76% increase [1]. Industry News - From August 8th to August 14th, the weekly operating rate of galvanized enterprises was 58.54%, a 1.19 - percentage - point increase; the weekly operating rate of die - casting zinc alloy enterprises was 47.61%, a 0.81 - percentage - point decrease; the weekly operating rate of zinc oxide enterprises was 56.95%, a 1.27 - percentage - point increase [1]. - Last week, the total inventory of zinc concentrate at major Chinese ports was 354,000 physical tons, a 46,000 - ton increase from the previous week [1]. - On August 14th, [LME0 - 3 lead] was at a discount of 40.87 dollars/ton, and the position was 154,530 lots, an increase of 682 lots [1]. Fundamental Analysis - Smelters have sufficient raw material reserves, zinc ore processing fees are rising continuously. Last week, domestic zinc concentrate processing fees remained flat at 3,900 yuan/metal ton, and the imported zinc ore processing fee index rose to 90.3 dollars/dry ton. With continuous easing of raw materials, zinc concentrate processing fees are expected to continue rising in August, cost - side support is weakening, smelter profits and production enthusiasm are improving, and production volume is showing an obvious upward trend [1]. - On the demand side, last week zinc prices fluctuated within a narrow range, downstream enterprises mainly consumed existing inventory. The price of black metals showed a good trend, and some end - users stocked up due to concerns about future production cuts, driving an increase in galvanized operations [1].

1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The raw material - lead concentrate remains in short supply. The processing fees for domestic lead concentrates rich in gold, silver and high - silver content silver - lead ores have decreased, and the supply of imported lead concentrates rich in precious metals and small metals is tight with a significant decline in tender prices. The supply of scrap batteries is still tight, but as the lead price drops, the losses of secondary lead smelters widen, and the scrap battery prices have loosened [3]. - On the supply side, the primary lead smelters that had undergone maintenance are resuming production. For secondary lead, the start - up rate is slowly increasing with the expectation of the peak season, but the raw material price decline is less than that of the lead price, and the uncertainty of smelter start - up is high [3]. - On the demand side, the downstream shows a differentiated trend. The demand for electric bicycles is good, and enterprises are increasing their purchases of lead ingots. The export of lead - acid batteries for complete vehicles is affected by weak demand and tariffs, and the start - up rate has not improved significantly [3]. - In terms of trading and inventory, the price of secondary lead is inverted compared with electrolytic lead, and downstream buyers prefer electrolytic lead. Although the inventory of secondary lead plants is decreasing, the overall social inventory of lead ingots is still increasing [3]. - Considering the support from the raw material side, it is expected that the short - term decline space of the lead price is limited, and the operating range is expected to be between 16,500 - 17,500 yuan/ton. Continued attention should be paid to the start - up situation of secondary lead smelters under the conditions of cost inversion and raw material shortage [3]. 3. Summary According to the Catalog 3.1 Market Review - **Price Changes**: The average price of SMM1 lead ingots decreased by 1.19% to 16,550 yuan/ton week - on - week. The closing price of the main contract of Shanghai lead futures decreased by 1.30% to 16,735 yuan/ton. The closing price (electronic trading) of London lead decreased by 2.30% to 1,974 US dollars/ton [12]. - **Basis**: No specific analysis of the basis is provided in the text other than showing the historical basis data graphs. 3.2 Raw Material Situation - **Lead Concentrate**: The domestic lead concentrate processing fee remained flat at 500 yuan/metal ton week - on - week, and the imported lead concentrate processing fee remained flat at - 60 US dollars/dry ton. The expectation of tight concentrate supply remains unchanged, and the TC quotation is stable with a weakening trend. As of July 25, the smelter profit (excluding by - product revenues such as zinc and copper) was 101.5 yuan/ton [25]. - **Scrap Batteries**: As of August 1, the average price of scrap batteries was 10,200 yuan/ton, a week - on - week decrease of 50 yuan/ton. As the lead price dropped, the losses of smelters widened, and the scrap battery prices slightly followed the downward trend [39]. 3.3 Supply Side - **Primary Lead**: The start - up rate of primary lead increased to 63.9% week - on - week. The total weekly output of major primary lead smelters increased from 46,875 tons in the week of July 25 to 51,325 tons this week, mainly due to the resumption of production after maintenance in some regions [26][31]. - **Secondary Lead**: The start - up rate of secondary lead increased by 3.7 percentage points to 44.4%. As of last Friday, the weekly output of secondary lead was 47,500 tons, showing an upward trend. A large - scale smelter in Inner Mongolia resumed production and increased output, driving the significant increase in the start - up rate. However, the supply of scrap batteries is still tight, and some smelters said they would stop production when the raw materials are insufficient to support production [49]. 3.4 Demand Side The start - up rate of lead - acid batteries remained flat at 71.86%. The electric bicycle industry has entered the traditional peak season, and some enterprises have increased production and built inventories. Especially after the lead price dropped, the purchasing enthusiasm improved significantly. The production of automotive lead - acid batteries is mainly based on sales [55]. 3.5 Import and Export - As of July 25, the export of refined lead suffered a loss of about 2,300 yuan/ton. As of August 1, the import profit was - 528.2 yuan/ton, and the import profit window was closed [65]. 3.6 Inventory - **Domestic Social Inventory**: As of July 31, the total social inventory of lead ingots in five locations was 73,000 tons, showing an increase. Although the inventory of mainstream smelters decreased, the overall social inventory increased due to the phased increase in supply [75]. - **Exchange Inventories**: As of August 1, the SHFE refined lead inventory was 63,300 tons, showing a week - on - week increase. As of July 31, the LME inventory was 275,300 tons, also showing an increase [78]. - **Monthly Supply - Demand Balance Sheet**: The table shows the production, export, import, consumption and inventory data of primary lead and secondary lead from August 2024 to June 2025, reflecting the supply - demand relationship and inventory changes in different months [79].