Lithium-ion Battery 4 Major Components

Manufacturers

I   Perspectives of LiB Major 4 Component Market

• 2015 in turbulunce, rejoicing and worrying restlessly in 2016
• Companies in China is currently fighting fiercely to acquire subsidies
• Robust decision in current prosperity can influence the future survival
• Areas that can utilize one's advantage, find a partner that a company should align with.
• Deliberate decisions regarding "CHINA + α" to view beyond 2021 are required

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

1. Trends in Consumer-Use LiB Market by Application

• Smartphone Market that had driven the market begun scaling down its growth rate.
• Small consumer-use LiB market in 2015 rose at 103.8% of the size of the previous year

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

• Laminate cells now occupy 40% of the market in volume

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

• While large companies from Japan and South Korea have facing difficulty, ATL and Coslight have rapidly growing with their sales of laminate cells
• Sony announced to sell off LiB business

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

1. Trends of LiB Market for Vehicles

• New, alternative-fuel vehicle market has been growing rapidly in China
• LiB market for PHEV and EV have been keeping high growth rate

2. Trends of LiB Market for Vehicles by Cell Type

• Rapid growth of prismatic LiB cell for xEVs seen in China

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

• Panasonic kept its number one market share in 2015
• Due to rapid growth of xEV markets, Chinese LiB cell makers have strengthened its presence.

IV   Current Status and Future Prospects of LiB Major 4 Components

1. Trends of Major 4 Components as a Whole:

• Rapid expansion of xEV markets is driving the prosperous Chinese companies even further

1. Trends of Major 4 Components: The market as a whole attains US$7 billion in 2015
2. Transition of Market Share by Country: Presence of China is even larger
3. Comparison of Production Capacity and Actual Demands of the Major 4 Components: There are concerns of potential imbalance in long-term view

2. Current Status and Future Outlook of LiB Cathode Materials Market

1. Current Status and Future Outlook of Overall Cathode Materials Market
2. LCO Market
3. NCM Market
4. LMO Market
5. NCA Market
6. LFP Market

3. Current Status and Future Outlook of LiB Anode Materials Market

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

4. Current Status and Future Outlook of LiB Electrolytes
5. Current Status and Future Outlook of LiB Separators

V    Trends and Strategies of Manufacturers of LiB Major Four Components