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Lead Reference Rate — 10-Day Trend
All prices in ₹ per gram · daily rate, updated once per day
Lead Ingot Price — What a Battery Maker Actually Pays For
An ingot is lead in its most useful commercial form: melted, refined, and cast into a standard block ready to feed straight into a battery-grid casting line. Today's reference works out to ₹166.28 per kilogram, built from ₹0.17 per gram on September 17, 2026.
- 1 kilogram: ₹166.28
- 10 kilograms: ₹1,662.76
- 1 metric tonne: ₹166,276.00
Real ingot deals move at tonne scale far more often than gram or kilogram scale — but the underlying per-gram figure is the common thread that lets this site convert cleanly between all of them.
Lead Ingot Price by Weight
Today's Lead rate is Less than One Rupees per gram. At this rate, 10 grams of Lead costs Two Rupees.
| Unit | Weight | Price (INR) | Price in Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Gram | 1.0000 g | ₹0.17 | Less than One Rupees |
| 8 Grams | 8.0000 g | ₹1.33 | One Rupees |
| 10 Grams | 10.0000 g | ₹1.66 | Two Rupees |
| 100 Grams | 100.0000 g | ₹16.63 | Seventeen Rupees |
| 1 Kilogram | 1,000.0000 g | ₹166.28 | One Hundred and Sixty Six Rupees |
| 1 Ounce (oz) | 28.3495 g | ₹4.71 | Five Rupees |
| 1 Troy Ounce | 31.1035 g | ₹5.17 | Five Rupees |
| 1 Metric Ton | 1,000,000.0000 g | ₹166,276.00 | One Lakh Sixty Six Thousand Two Hundred and Seventy Six Rupees |
Primary Ingot vs Secondary Ingot — A Real Price Gap
Not all lead ingot starts the same way. Primary ingot comes from smelting freshly mined lead ore. Secondary ingot comes from recycling — overwhelmingly used lead-acid batteries, melted down and refined back into pure or alloyed lead. Once refined to a comparable purity, the two are chemically close to interchangeable for most battery applications, but primary ingot often carries a modest premium tied to certification and consistency expectations.
Alloy additions change the price too
Pure lead ingot is only part of the story — battery grids typically use lead alloyed with small amounts of antimony or calcium for strength and casting behaviour. Alloyed ingot grades are priced and specified separately from pure lead, since the alloying process itself adds cost.
| Ingot Type | Source | Typical Buyer |
|---|---|---|
| Primary refined lead | Freshly mined and smelted ore | Battery manufacturers requiring certified purity |
| Secondary refined lead | Recycled batteries and scrap | Battery manufacturers, cost-sensitive buyers |
| Lead-antimony/calcium alloy | Either source, alloyed post-refining | Battery grid casting specifically |
Lead Reference Rate — Last 10 Days
The most recent Lead price on record (2026-09-17) is Less than One Rupees per gram.
| Date | Price (INR/g) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | ₹0.17 | +0.00 |
| 2026-09-16 | ₹0.17 | +0.00 |
| 2026-09-15 | ₹0.16 | +0.00 |
| 2026-09-14 | ₹0.16 | 0.00 |
| 2026-09-13 | ₹0.16 | +0.00 |
| 2026-09-12 | ₹0.16 | 0.00 |
| 2026-09-11 | ₹0.17 | 0.00 |
| 2026-09-10 | ₹0.17 | +0.00 |
| 2026-09-09 | ₹0.17 | +0.00 |
| 2026-09-08 | ₹0.17 | — |
Why Ingot Pricing Tracks the Broader Lead Market Closely
Because lead is one of the most heavily recycled industrial metals in the world, secondary ingot supply responds quickly to battery-replacement cycles — more old batteries reaching end-of-life generally means more secondary lead feeding back into ingot production. That recycling loop is a genuine structural cushion against the kind of supply shocks that hit metals depending purely on new mining.
The comparison table and 10-day history above track how the underlying reference rate has moved recently. For a longer view, the site's own lead price history page holds real recorded data by year and month.
Lead Ingot Price — FAQs
A lead ingot is refined lead that's already been melted, cleaned of impurities, and cast into a standard block ready for a battery maker or industrial buyer. Scrap lead — old batteries, cable sheathing, pipe — has to go through a smelting and refining process before it becomes ingot.
Today's reference works out to ₹166.28 per kilogram, based on ₹0.17 per gram on September 17, 2026. Actual ingot purchase prices depend on purity grade, order volume, and whether the material is primary or secondary lead.
Primary lead — smelted from freshly mined ore — often commands a modest premium over secondary lead recovered from recycled batteries, though both are chemically refined lead once processed. The exact gap depends on grade, purity certification, and buyer requirements.
Lead-acid battery manufacturers are by far the largest buyers, since batteries remain lead's dominant end use. Smaller volumes go to cable-sheathing manufacturers, radiation-shielding fabricators, and specialty alloy producers.
Battery-grade lead ingot is typically refined to 99.9% purity or higher, sometimes described as "pure lead" or by specific alloy grades once antimony or calcium is added for battery-grid applications. Higher purity generally commands a real price premium.
