High Capacity Capacitors

Japanese Major Manufacturers and Distributors and South Korean Major Manufacturers

I  Current Status of High Capacity Capacitors Market

1. Decreasing manufacturers in the Japanese market caused by withdrawal or transfer of business
2. Transition of market size
3. Transition of market share by manufacturer
4. EDLC (Electrical Double Layer Capacitors), with more than 300F, relies too much on application for Automobiles.  The manufacturers had better develop products for non-automobile industries
5. Japanese manufacturers are not performing well in the global market. However, JM Energy Corporation has been attracting attention as a manufacturer showing willingness to challenge into the world

II   Approaches and Actions Addressed by Japanese Major Manufacturers and Distributors

1. Ioxus,Inc
2. ELNA
3. Kyokuto Boeki Kaisha (Maxwell Technologies)
4. JM Energy Corporation
5. TOC Capacitor (TPR CO.,LTD.)
6. TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
7. Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation

III   Approaches and Actions Addressed by South Korean Manufacturers

1. Korchip Company
2. LS Mtron Ltd.
3. Vinatech Co., Ltd.

IV   Policies and Measurements by Leading Manufacturers and Distributors

1. Production and sales systems in the market that differ by each manufacturer
2. Development of technologies and new materials has been in progress at each manufacturer, in spite of differences among manufacturers on development of modular
3. While non-Japanese makers are competitive in terms of prices, the key for the Japanese manufacturers lies in Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation
4. There are differences in demands between Japanese and Overseas markets. In Japan, EDLC can contribute to construction and industrial machineries, beyond which exists the automobile industry.
5. Manufacturers of EDLCs pursue stable demands, while manufacturers of LiC pursues demands from substitution from EDLC
6. Diversification of application seems to prevent EDLC from being stable. On the other hand, LiC manufacturers have been decreasing in number, causing LiC to diminish marketability
7. Since Japanese market size is relatively small, there is no escaping for the Japanese manufacturers to enter the global market.