Hengkai Metallurgy Assists SMM in Producing the "2025 Global Lead Ingot Raw Material Enterprise Resource Distribution Map"

While the lead industry continues to develop, the supply imbalance of raw materials is intensifying. In terms of lead concentrates, the tight supply situation has worsened. Due to the relatively high historical prices of gold and silver, smelters' demand for high-grade lead concentrates has increased. Meanwhile, domestic lead concentrate TCs have repeatedly hit new lows. In terms of scrap, according to the SMM survey, the amount of scrap batteries generated in recent years does not match the processing capacity of scrap batteries, leading to an oversupply of secondary lead capacity. In 2024, the new capacity of secondary lead continued to expand, while domestic scrap supply was limited, and there was also a loss of scrap in exports. Additionally, the lead-acid battery market was in the traditional off-season in H1, with battery scrapping at a low level for the year, further exacerbating the supply imbalance. To provide industry peers with a clearer and more intuitive understanding of the global lead ingot raw material market distribution, SMM, in collaboration with Luanchuan County Hengkai Metallurgical Materials Sales Co., Ltd., proudly launched the "2025 Global Lead Ingot Raw Material Enterprise Resource Distribution Map." After annotation and layout, it was printed and distributed to upstream and downstream customers in the industry. The aim is to provide the industry with an authoritative, comprehensive, and professional panorama of the lead ingot raw material industry, establish a communication bridge for all parties in the industry chain, break down information barriers between upstream and downstream, and jointly promote the healthy and green development and upgrading of the lead industry. Luanchuan County Hengkai Metallurgical Materials Sales Co., Ltd. was established in 2014 and is located in the central-western region of Henan, in Luoyang's Luanchuan County, known as the "Molybdenum Capital of China" for its beautiful scenery and rich mineral resources. With an absolute geographical advantage, the company has fully realized a logistics distribution strategy of network layout, full-line supply, and overall coordination, achieving the shortest delivery time, optimal service, and convenient customer commitments. "Hengkai Metallurgy" specializes in high-grade pyrite (pyrite, chalcopyrite, copper remover, sulfur enhancer) and is a production-oriented manufacturing enterprise integrating R&D, production, sales, and service. The company owns a rich pyrite mine and has established long-term stable raw material supply relationships with several large and medium-sized pyrite mining enterprises in China. "Hengkai Metallurgy" has carried out industry-university-research cooperation with multiple research institutions, including the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Wuhan University, China University of Geosciences, Central South University, Zhengzhou University, and Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology, and has established substantive industry-university-research bases. It can provide product development, technical services, and technological innovation exchanges to related enterprises both domestically and overseas. "Hengkai Metallurgy" passed the ISO9001 quality management system certification in 2018 and currently holds 18 patents related to pyrite, copper remover, sulfur enhancer, and pyrite autotrophic denitrification nitrogen removal new materials. In 2019, it established a "one-stop distribution overseas warehouse for lead smelting auxiliary materials" in Bangladesh. In 2021, it was rated as a "National High-tech Enterprise," "National Innovative Small and Medium-sized Enterprise," "Provincial Specialized and Sophisticated SME," "Luoyang Engineering Technology R&D Center," and "Provincial and Municipal Intellectual Property Advantage Enterprise," and was awarded the "National AAA-level Contract and Credit Reputation Enterprise." Hengkai's 10-Year Milestones: (1) On May 21, 2014, Luanchuan County Hengkai Metallurgical Materials Sales Co., Ltd. was established. (2) In 2015, the first domestically developed automatic drying production line for pyrite was born, making it the only enterprise in China to adopt automated production lines. (3) In 2016, the new production site began construction, with large-scale equipment updates and the improvement of R&D, quality, production, and sales management systems. (4) In 2017, it jointly established industry-university-research bases with the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Wuhan University, and South China University of Technology. (5) In April 2018, the company passed the ISO9001 international quality system certification and registered the "Hengkai Metallurgy" trademark, gaining recognition on the Chinese stage. (6) In 2018, it successfully applied for import and export license filing and successfully expanded into the Southeast Asian market in Bangladesh. (7) From 2018 to 2023, it obtained 18 patents, embarked on a path of technological innovation, and deeply cooperated with Central South University, Donghua University, Zhengzhou University, and Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology on the R&D and production of new materials for wastewater treatment nitrogen removal. (8) In 2019, it established a "one-stop service for lead smelting auxiliary materials" overseas warehouse in Bangladesh, serving the Southeast Asian and overseas markets. (9) In 2021, it was awarded the titles of "National High-tech Enterprise" and "National Innovative Small and Medium-sized Enterprise." (10) In 2022, it became the Luoyang Enterprise Technology R&D Center and a provincial specialized and sophisticated SME. (11) In November 2022, it was awarded the title of "New Fourth Board Listed Enterprise." (12) In 2023, it was awarded the titles of "Henan Intellectual Property Advantage Enterprise" and "Luoyang Intellectual Property Advantage Enterprise." (13) In August 2024, the company successfully applied for and passed the ISO three-system certification. (14) In November 2024, it established a new "Geneis" factory in Indonesia. Contact Information: Yang Hongbo 18037909681 SMM Map Co-production Contact: Tian Cheng 19521491689 tiancheng@smm.cn

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Hengkai Metallurgy Assists SMM in Producing the "2025 Global Lead Ingot Raw Material Enterprise Resource Distribution Map"

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