Lithium Ion Battery Materials:including Cathode, Anode, Separator, Electrolyte-2012-2022 Analysis And Forecasts


July 1, 2012
139 Pages - SKU: AMD3957223
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Lithium ion batteries are one of the most important technologies of the early 21st century. The world now cannot operate without them. To date, lithium ion batteries have primarily been used for IT and consumer applications such as mobile phones, portable PCs, power tools and other equipment requiring rechargeable power. However, new markets for lithium ion batteries are developing including hybrid and electric car (xEV) batteries and, eventually, energy storage systems (ESS).

Materials take up approximately 70% of lithium ion battery production costs. The primary materials used to make lithium ion batteries include: cathode, anode, separator and electrolyte. The market for these materials boasts the greatest mid- to long-term growth potential in the electronic materials industry today.

This report provides an in-depth look at the global lithium ion battery materials market including:
  • Lithium ion battery demand.
  • Lithium ion materials technologies and demand.
  • Detailed analysis of the global lithium ion battery materials market by type.
  • Key strategic issues.
  • New technologies.
  • Major opportunities.
  • Competitive landscape.
  • Top players in the market.
Additionally, profiles of 30 leading companies serving the lithium ion battery materials market are given. The report also includes 79 figures and 27 tables.


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
Background
Methodology and Sources
Statistical Notes
LITHIUM ION BATTERIES MARKET OVERVIEW
Outlook for Lithium Ion Batteries and Materials by Application and Type
Brief Overview of Batteries
Lithium Ion Batteries Dominate
Lithium Ion Rechargeable Batteries
Features of Rechargeable Lithium Ion Batteries
LiB Cost Performance
Applications for Rechargeable Lithium Ion Batteries
Market Environment Turning Favorable for Growth
Mobile Device Users Continuing To Demand Extended Battery Life
Functional Improvement of Mobile Devices To Increase Energy Consumption
Mobile Device Shipment Growth To Continue
Usage of High-Capacity Batteries in Smartphones and Media Tablet PCs To Spur Demand
Demand Expected for Large-Capacity Prismatic and Large-Sized Polymer Batteries
Mid- to Large-Sized Lithium Ion Battery Market: Environment-Friendly Policies To Generate Growth
Government Support for xEV Markets via Regulations and Policy Support
Favorable Government Policy to Lead to xEV Market Growth and Increased Competition
Electric Car Market Outlook
Challenges Facing LiB Batteries for Automotive Use
Will Cooperation Between Car and Battery Makers Affect Material Makers
Japan and Other Nations Are Promoting Their Own EV Industries
Battery Material Development Still in Infancy
LITHIUM ION BATTERY MATERIALS INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
Development Direction of Rechargeable Battery Materials
Higher Power Needed
Cathode Materials
Function
New Cathode Materials
Lithium Manganese Oxide
Lithium Nickel Oxide
Ternary Compounds
Lithium Iron Phosphate
Lithium Cobalt Oxide
Cathode Material Production: The Firing Process Is Crucial
Raw Material Prices: Focus on Cobalt
Cathode Material Trends
Asian Competition: Chinese Lead, Koreans Raise In-House Ratio
Cathode Materials Market
Current Market Trends: Mounting Competition vs. Profits
Competitive Environment
Anode Materials
Ongoing Efforts to Reduce Production Costs and To Enhance Energy Density
Anode Categories
Graphite
Difference Between Natural and Artificial Graphite
Natural Graphite Prices
Anode Material Trends: Hopes for High Capacity Alloys
Asian Competition: Little Threat at Present from New Korean and Chinese Rivals
Anode Materials Market
Competitive Environment
Korean Companies Targeting Artificial Graphite Market
Anode Material Trends
Separators
Characteristics by Type: Dry Process Leads in Automobile
Batteries
Separator Demands in Japan and Korea vs. China
New Material Trends: Polyolefin (Dry, Wet) to Remain Main Type for Now
Asian Competition: Focus on Korea’s SK Innovation
Separator Market
Market Shares
Competitive Environment
Electrolyte Solution and Electrolytes
Differing Requirements by Application
Core Competitiveness
Solid Electrolyte Interphase
Overcharge Prevention
Lithium Salts
AHF Technology Serves As An Entry Barrier
Applications of Polymer Electrolytes Expected to Increase
Electrolyte Market
Competitive Environment
Bright Prospects for Two Major Electrolyte Producers
Stiffening Competition in Additive Field
Diversification of Electrolyte Suppliers and Expectations for Overseas Market Entrants
Chinese Electrolyte Material Export Taxes
Looking for Ways to Secure Stable Hydrofluoric Acid Supplies
Risks of Surging Lithium Carbonate Prices
Chinese Could Enter Low-Grade Electrolyte Solution Market
Japanese Makers Retain Their Competitive Edge
Korean Electrolyte Makers
Company xEV Strategies
Binders
Binder Demand
COMPANY PROFILES
Asahi Kasei Corporation
(Background, Batteries, Separators, Hipore™, Market Share, Potential Korean Competition, Korean Battery Makers Captive Separator Production, Not Everything Has To Be Sourced In-House, Dry vs. Wet Debate Is Not Particularly Relevant, Likely To Obtain Top Share In Automotive Use, Several Years for EV Market to Become Large, Manufacturing)
BASF SE
(Background, Batteries, Cathodes, LFP Cathode Materials, NCM Cathode Materials, Electrolytes, Merck Acquisition, Novolyte Acquisition)
Celgard, LLC
(Background, Batteries)
Citic Guoan Information Industry Co Ltd
(Background, Batteries)
Cosmo Chemical Co., Ltd
(Background, Batteries, First Korean Company to Produce Cobalt Sulphate, Investment in Cobalt Mine, Capacity Expansion Plans, Synergies with Cosmo AM&T, Synergies Expected in Rechargeable Battery Business,
Outlook)
Daejung Chemicals & Metals Co., Ltd. Ltd
(Background, Batteries)
The Dow Chemical Company
(Background, Batteries, Anode Materials, Cathode Materials, Kokam JV, Ube Industries JV)
Ecopro Co., Ltd
(Background, Batteries)
Foosung Co., Ltd
(Background, Batteries, Electrolyte Sales, Electrolyte Profits, LiPF6, Global Market Size of LiPF6, No Substitutes for LiPF6,
Korea’s Sole LiPF6 Producer, Market Oligopoly Due to High Entry Barrier, Prime Beneficiary of LiB Battery Market Growth, Competitors, Customers, Competitive Outlook, Foosung vs. Leechem, Other Competitors)
Furukawa Electric Company Limited
(Background, Batteries, Market Leader for Electrolytic Copper Foil)
Hitachi Chemical Co Ltd.
(Background, Batteries, Anode Sales and Market Share, Strengths, How Did Hitachi Chemical Establish Its Dominant Position, Competition in Auto Battery Materials Involves a
Different Set of Rules, R&D Capacity More Important Than Use in First Generation, Barriers to Entry High, Will Take Time to Enter the Market, Risk of Market Entrants Emerging, Risk of Materials Changing in the Longer Run, Plans, SGL Alliance)
Iljin Materials Co., Ltd.
(Background, Batteries, LiB Elecfoil Market, IPO, Market Share, Elecfoil, Sales by Division, ASP Trends and Capacity Expansion Plans, Elecfoil Market, Customers, Major Competitors)
Kanto Denka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
(Background, Batteries, Competitive Environment, Market Share, Sales by Country, FEC, Outlook)
Kureha Corporation
Background, Batteries, KF Polymer, Itochu JV, Biocarbotron, Sales/Profits)
Leechem Co., LTD
(Background, Batteries, Entry Into Market for Electrolyte Materials for Use in Large Li-Ion Batteries, Electrolyte Material Sales Growth Accelerates, Diversified Product Line-up and Raw Material Sourcing Capability, LiPF6 Vs. Additives Entry Barriers, Tandem Growth with Domestic LiB Manufacturers Thanks to Material Localization, Capacity Expansion In Line with Growth of Downstream Industries, Utilization Rate to Rise, Outlook, Domestic Market Share)
LS Mtron Ltd.
(Background, Batteries)
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.
(Background, Batteries, Synergy from Four Major Materials, Battery Material Sales, Market Share, Battery Material Markets in Flux, Market Position in Electrolytes, Mitsubishi Increasing Capacity at Three Sites, Competitors Working to Increase Share Too, Anode, Cathode and Separator Positions, Execution Risk for Battery Material Sales Targets)
Morita Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
(Background, Batteries)
Panax E-Tec Co., Ltd.
(Background, Batteries)
Posco Chemtech Co Ltd
(Background, Batteries, Anode Materials, Natural and Artificial Graphite, Graphite Is Key, New Anode Materials Plant, Customers’ Anode Validation Tests)
Samsung Fine Chemicals Company Limited
(Background, Batteries, JV with Toda, Backed by Captive Customers)
SK Innovation Co., Ltd
(Background, Batteries, Separators, Continental JV)
Soulbrain Co., Ltd.
(Background, Batteries, Electrolyte Revenues, Shift to Lighter and Thinner Form Factors, Li-Polymer Batteries, A123, Smartphones)
Stella Chemifa Corporation
(Background, Batteries, Business Overview, Sales, Capacity, African Fluorite, Concerns Over Sharp Decline Electrolyte Prices, Alliance with Mitsubishi Chemical)
Tomiyama Pure Chemical Industries Ltd.
(Background, Batteries)
Toray Industries, Inc.
(Background, Batteries, Separators, End of Toray/Tonen JV)
Ube Industries Ltd
(Background, Batteries, Separators, Electrolytes, New Strategy)
Umicore S.A.
(Background, Batteries, Cellcore, Investments, Japan, South Korea, 3M JV)
FIGURES
1.) Types of Batteries
2.) Structure of Lithium Ion Battery
3.) LiB Application Breakdown (Sales Volume Basis): 2011
4.) Smartphone and Media Tablet PC Shipment Volume Growth (Million Units): 2006-2012
5.) Mobile Device Shipments by Type and Growth Rate (Million Units): 2007-2012
6. ) Battery Shipments by Type of Mobile Device and Capacity (1,000 kAh): 2007-2012
7.) Smartphone and Media Tablet Battery Capacity Requirements (mAh): 2012
8.) Mid- to Large-Sized Lithium Ion Battery Market by Type (ESS, EV/HEV)-US$ Billion: 2005-2020
9.) Manufacturing Costs Breakdown by Input of Auto-Use LiB Cell
10.) LiB Batteries Share of xEV Manufacturing Costs
11.) LiB Batteries’ Share of Manufacturing Costs by Material
12.) Relative Price Comparison of Cathode Materials
13.) Capacity Comparison of Cathode Materials
14.) Manufacturing Process of Cathode Active Materials
15.) Transition of Cathode Active Materials R&D by Decade
16.) Rechargeable Batteries Cathode Materials Share by Type (LCO, NMC, LMO, LNO, LFP)
17.) Comparison of Characteristics by Precursor: Combination of Three Components
18.) xEV Lithium Ion Batteries: LMO-based Cathode Materials Enable Superior Output Vs. LFP-based Materials
19.) : Market Share of Cathode Materials by Company: 2010
20.) Supply Chain of Cathode Materials by Supplier and Buyer: 2011
21.) Characteristics of Different Anode Materials
22.) Manufacturing Process of Synthetic Graphite for LiB Anode Active Materials
23.) Artificial and Natural Graphite Market Shares of Japanese and Chinese Companies: 2011
24.) Supply Chain of Anode Materials by Supplier and Buyer: 2011
25.) Manufacturing Flow of Wet/Dry Process Separators
26.) Dry/Wet Separator Process Comparison
27.) Global Separator Market-Dry vs. Wet (US$ Billion): 2006-2015
28.) Global Separator Market Share by Company: 2011
29.) Supply Chain of Separators by Buyer and Seller: 2011
30.) SK Innovation Separator Capacity Trend: 2006-2012
31.) Manufacturing Process for Electrolyte Solution
32.) Electrolyte Material Cost Breakdown
33.) Solvent Mixing vs. Ionic Conductivity
34.) Manufacturing Process of Lithium Salt
35.) Foosung’s Market Share by Purchaser and Region: 2011
36.) Electrolyte Solutions Producers Market Shares by Company: 2011
37.) Electrolytes (LiPF6) Demand Forecasts (Tons): 2009-2013
38.) Electrolytes (LiPF6) Demand Forecast for Automobile Use –EV vs. HEV (Tons/Units): 2009-2020
39.) Fluoroethylene Carbonate Demand Forecasts (Tons) 2009-2013
40.) Fluoroethylene Carbonate Market Share by Country: 2010-2011
41.) Diversification of Electrolyte Suppliers and Expectations for Overseas Market Entrants
42.) Manufacturing Process for Electrolytes
43.) Supply Chain of Electrolytes by Buyer and Seller: 2011
44.) Schematic Illustration of Binder
45.) Cosmo Chemical Sales Forecast by Product: 2010-2013
46.) Cosmo Chemical Value Chain: Cathode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries
47.) Cosmo AM&T’s Investment Plans by Segment: 2011
48.) Foosung’s Integrated Fluorochemical Production System
49.) Foosung Revenue by Segment: 2011
50.) Foosung Operating Profit Margin by Division: 2011
51.) Lithium Ion Battery Cost by Component
52.) Electrolyte Manufacturing Process
53.) Foosung’s Global Market Share for LiPF6: 2009-2015
54.) Foosung’s Major Clients and Market Share with the Clients
55.) Lithium Secondary Battery Constituents
56.) LiPF6
57.) Iljin Materials Sales by Division (LED, LMO, FPCB Copper Foil, Rechargeable Battery Copper Foil, PCB Copper foil): 2009-2014
58.) LiB-Use Elecfoil Market by Application (IT, xEV, ESS)- (Won Billion): 2006-2020
59.) LiB-Use Elecfoil Demand and ASP (000 Tonnes, US$/Kg); 2006-2020
60.) LiB-Use Elecfoil Capacity Trends (Tonne): 2007-2014
61.) Major Customers of Iljin Materials: 2011
62.) Global Market Share of LiB-Use Elecfoil: 2010
63.) Iljin LiB-Use Elecfoil Shipments and Market Share (Tonne, %): 2007-2015
64.) Li-Ion Battery Electrolyte Materials
65.) Leechem Sales Breakdown by Product (Units, %)
66.) Cost Portion by Material for LIB
67.) Cost Portion by Material for Electrolyte
68.) Leechem Product Line-up by Year (Units): 2007-2011
69.) Leechem Product Line-up Vs. Competitors
70.) LiB Battery Output and Market Share by Company (Units/%): 2010
71.) Changes in LiB Market Share by Company: 2001-2010
72.) Leechem Electrolyte Supply Chain
73.) Leechem Electrolyte Capacity Expansion (Volume): 2008-2012
74.) Leechem Electrolyte Capacity Expansion and Utilization Rate (Value): 2007-2012
75.) Leechem Domestic Market Share of Electrolyte Material Sales: 2008-2011
76.) Mitsubishi Chemicals’ Lithium Battery Materials Production Increase Plans (Product, Existing, New Capacity Targets, Market Shares, Competitive Advantage): 2009-2015
77.) Panax E-Tec Revenues (KRW Billion): 2009-2015
78.) Li-Polymer Vs. Lithium Ion Batteries
79.) Summary of LiPF6 Capacity Expansion Plans at Electrolyte Salt Makers (Company, Location, Current Capacity, New Capacity, Completion)
TABLES
1.) Lithium Ion Batteries Market by Application (IT, xEV, ESS) and Materials Type (Cathode, Anode, Separator, Electrolyte) (USD Billion, Million Units): 2010-2020
2.) Batteries Performance Comparisons by Type (1)
3.) Batteries Performance Comparisons by Type (2)
4.) Batteries Cost Comparisons by Type
5.) Lithium Ion Battery Applications by Field
6.) EV/HEV-Related Government Support Measures and Regulations by Country/Region (Japan, Europe, US, Korea, China): 2012
7.) Major Carmakers’ EV/HEV Lineups and Battery Suppliers: 2011-2014
8.) Major Carmakers’ xEV Production and Marketing Plans: 2011-2018
9.) Alliances/Partnerships Between Automotive and LiB Manufacturers
10.) Next Generation Vehicle Shipment Targets by Type Set by the Japanese Government
11.) LiB R&D Road Map for Vehicles
12.) New Battery R&D Trends by Main Manufacturers
13.) Status of LiB Battery Material Makers
14.) Comparison of Cathode Materials
15.) Cathode Materials Production Expansion Plans by Main Manufacturer
16.) Potential Korean Anode Materials Makers: 2011
17.) Comparison of Dry/Wet Process Separators
18.) Separator Production Expansion Plans by Main Manufacturer
19.) Comparison Between Characteristics of Organic Solvents
20.) Comparison Between Lithium Salt Characteristics
21.) Summary of Polymer Electrolyte Characteristics by Category
22.) Electrolytes Solutions Production Expansion Plans by Major Manufacturers (1)
23.) Electrolytes Solutions Production Expansion Plans by Major Manufacturers (2)
24.) Korea’s Electrolyte and Electrolyte Materials Makers
25.) Foosung Rechargeable Battery Materials Unit ASP & Nominal Capacity: 2008-2013
26.) Iljin Materials Elecfoil ASP and Capacity for LiB Battery Applications: 2008-2013
27.) Leechem Sales Estimates by Business (KRW Billion): 2008-2015

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