US export market drives domestic scrap lead battery prices up

摘要

US export activity of scraplead batteries, especially in the eastern US,is driving domestic prices higher into the29-30 cents/lb picked up range as domesticbuyers scramble to match bids from overseasbuyers.“Exports are coming back into themarket, especially on the east coast,” said aused-battery trader. “They went out for afew weeks, but they’re back ... making prettymuch anything close to exporting regions asolid 29 cents, sometimes 30 cents.”