Separators for LiBs

Manufacturers

I   Prospects of Lithium-ion-Battery Separator Market

1. Priority of coating separators has heightened.
2. Now is the time for existing market players from Japan and Korea to utilize their advantages of having technologies to take the next step towards global market.
3. Chinese manufacturers are going to shift to high-end. They are trying to get access of networks viewing future Chinese auto market.

II   Current Status and Future Forecast of Consumer-Use Lithium-ion-Battery Market

1. Trends in Overall Consumer-Use Lithium-ion-Battery Market

1. Global LiB market in 2012 grew to 32,110,007 kWh in volume.
2. Forecast of market size in 2015 likely to attain 52,934,700 kWh.

2. Trends in Consumer-Use Lithium-ion-Battery Market by Application

1. The shipment of LiB for note PCs and feature phones has been declining year by year.
2. Share of LiB for smart phones and tablets in total have risen to over 50%.
3. Impact of shrinking note PC market to cylindrical cells, withdrawal and reviewing of business
4. Chinese LiB market players still see cylindrical cells are promising.
5. LiB market for smart phones shows rapid growth in volume, due to requirement of LiBs for smart phones to be higher in capacity.  However, the market continues to suffer from the demand of being low price.
6. Tablet market in 2015 is likely to exceed note PCs in volume base.
7. Slowdown of note PC market has made manufacturers of cylindrical-cell-type LiBs to turn to focus on electric tools.

3. Trends in Cylindrical-Cell-Type Consumer-Use LiB Market

1. Cylindrical-cell-type is anticipated to decline to 25% of entire LiBs in 2015　
2. Although smart phones are increasing, impact from slowdown of feature phones and digital cameras cannot be ignored for square-shape-type LiBs.  They are on the decline from long-term view.
3. Laminate-type is expected to rise to 46.2% of the share in 2015.

4. Transition of Consumer-Use LiB Market by Manufacturer

1. Samsung SDI is anticipated to continue occupying the largest share in 2013
2. Trends in Consumer-Use Lithium-ion-Battery Market by Country
3. Korea occupies the largest share in the Market by Country
4. China is strengthening its presence by expanding the domestic demands and accepting demands of cylindrical-cell-types

III   Current Status and Future Outlook on Lithium-ion-Battery Separator Market

1. Trends in Overall Lithium-ion-Battery Separator Market
2. Transition of Production Capacities from Leading Manufacturers of Separators for LiBs
3. Trends in Separator by Type (Dry/Wet, Coating/Coatingless)
4. Trends in Separator by Cell Size (Small and Consumer-use-type, and mid-to-large size)Dry/Wet, Coating/Coatingless)
5. Price Trends in Lithium-ion-Battery Separator Market
6. Transition of Market Share of Separators for LiBs by Manufacturer
7. Trends in Separator market by Type (Dry/Wet, Coating/Coatingless)
8. Transition of Market Share of Separators for LiBs by Country

IV   Trends and Strategies of Separator Manufacturers

13 domestic and overseas manufacturers