Lithium-ion Battery Components:Anode Materials

Anode Materials Manufacturers

I   Current Status and Future Outlook of Small Consumer-Use LiB Market

1. Trends in Consumer-Use LiB Market by Application

• Largest sales of consumer-use LiBs have become those for smartphones.
• Global consumer-use LiB market in capacity reached 36,554,762kwh in 2014.
• Not only the market of LiBs for note PCs is on the decline, but the number of cells installed per note PC has been decreasing.
• Emerge of high volume LiBs and expanding demands of laminate-type cells are boosting the consumer-use LiBs for smartphones.
• Growth of LiBs for tablets has slowed down, because the functions of smartphones have evolved to overlap some functions of tablets, meeting tablet demands.
• There are stable demands for LiBs for electric tools.
• Since wearable devices are diverse and each of the shipment volume is small, laminate-type cells are preferred.
• It is unlikely that high-capacity LiBs will be preferred, although it is up to growth of the application market.
• Battery banks and electric bikes have drawn attention, as they can be new locations for installing cylindrical cells.

2. Trends of Small Consumer-Use LiB Market by Cell Type

• Laminate-type cells are on the rise, while cylindrical, prismatic and pouch cells are in the tendency of declining.

3. Transition of Small Consumer-Use LiB Market Share by Manufacturer

• Samsung SDI maintains its top position.
• Manufacturers that mainly produce laminate-type cells are expanding their market share.

II   Current Status and Future Outlook of LiB Market for Vehicles (HEV/PHEV/EV)

1. Trends in LiB Market for Vehicles (HEV/PHEV/EV)

• The LiB market for vehicles in 2014 is likely to attain 354.090 Billion Yen, or 5,502MWh in capacity.

2. Trends in LiB Market for Vehicles (HEV/PHEV/EV) by Cell Type

• Battery types depend on specific design of car makers, required performance of the battery, and vehicle type.

3. Transition of Market Share of LiB for Vehicles (HEV/PHEV/EV)  by Manufacturer

• Currently, Panasonic, AESC, and LG Chem are the top 3 manufacturers
• Samsung SDI and LEJ are expected to increase their market share by 2014

III   Current Status and Future Outlook on Anode Materials Market

1. Current Status and Future Outlook of Anode Materials Market
2. Graphite-base Anode Materials
3. Carbon-base Anode Materials
4. Oxide-base Anode Materials
5. Metal/alloy based Anode Materials

IV   Trends and Strategies of Anode Materials Manufacturers

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