Lithium-ion Battery Components (Anode Materials)

LiB Anode material makers

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

1. Trends in Consumer-Use LiB Market by Application

• Small consumer-use LiB market in 2016 rose to 105.6% of the size of the previous year, based on the capacity.
• Electric tools have shown larger existence, being in place of stagnant IT devices.
• Those for Note PCs and feature phones have continued going below the previous-year results.
• Though the momentum has temporarily quietened down, cells for smartphones continue intending to be high-capacity.
• Those for electric tools have begun intending to be high-capacity.
• Those for drones may form a promising market required to come up with highly added values.

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

• Laminated cells have established a certain position. Cylinder types are likely to be on the rise again.

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

• ATL and Coslight have rapidly growing with increasing shipment of laminated cells.
• SDI, Panasonic, and LGC have respectively trying to survive by maintaining their existing domain.

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

1. Trends of LiB Market for Vehicles

• LiB Market for Vehicles continue being on the rise due to expansion of xEV market
• The market size in 2017 is likely to exceed that of previous year.

2. Trends of LiB Market for Vehicles by Cell Type

• Attentions have been attracted to cylinder types in 2017.

3. Trends of Global LiB Market for Vehicles Share by Manufacturer

• The era of survival of the fittest has started in In 2017.
• Strict cost issues are required to be responded.

III   Current Status and Future Outlook on Anode Materials Market

1. Current Status and Future Outlook of Anode Materials Market

The market growth has been led by increasing shipment of artificial graphite

1. Trend of Entire LiB Anode Material Market
2. Trend of LiB Anode Material Market by Cell Size
3. Trend of LiB Anode Material Products
4. LiB Anode Material Market Share by Manufacturer
5. LiB Anode Material Market Share by Country
6. Transition of Production Capacity of LiB Anode Materials at Leading Manufacturers

2. Graphite-base Anode Materials

Artificial graphite continue growing to be used for in-vehicle cells

1. Trend of Entire LiB Graphite-base Anode Materials
2. Trend of LiB Graphite-base Anode Material Market by Cell Size
3. Transition of LiB Graphite-base Anode Material Market SHare by Manufacturer
4. Transition of Production Capacity of LiB Graphite-base Anode Materials at Leading Manufacturers

3. Carbon-base/Oxide-base/Metal/alloy based Anode Materials Market

In spite of being niche, the market remains growing

1. Trend of Entire Carbon-base/Oxide-base/Metal/alloy based Anode  Materials Market
2. Trend and Capacity of Carbon-base/Oxide-base/Metal/alloy based Anode Materials Manufacturers

IV   Trends and Strategies of Anode Materials Manufacturers

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