Global and China Lithium Iron Phosphate Material and Battery Industry Report, 2012-2015

BEIJING - June 6, 2013 - PRLog -- In 2012, global lithium iron phosphate industry continued enjoying a strong development momentum. Regionally speaking, however, the growth of lithium iron phosphate industry claimed severe differentiation. In regions beyond China, since the EV industry, the biggest lithium iron phosphate battery consumption market, developed not as well as expected, industrial players are confronted with the risk of withdrawing from the market or even bankrupting as a result of increasingly growing loss. At the same time, in contrast, counterparts from Chinese mainland and Taiwan witnessed smooth development, thanks to mature lithium battery industry as well as developed EV industry. Thus, the lithium iron phosphate industry is increasingly shifting to mainland China and Taiwan.

In recent years, there have been a great many of enterprises embarking on the lithium iron phosphate business in mainland China. Coupled with constant capacity expansion, China’s lithium iron phosphate capacity continued rising. Owing to the fact that new comers lag behind in terms of production technology, product quality and production stability, both their real output and sales volume are well below the designed capacity. Equipped with strong technical force reserves and a great many of patents, Taiwanese enterprises featuring larger production scale are more competitive in the market.

In 2012, China lithium iron phosphate battery market pattern made little change, claiming that lithium iron phosphate battery products makers failed to see explosive growth as previous years which signaled rational development tendency. In addition, the cardinal number of EV in China is relatively small, so the absolute amount is not large despite output spurt. Therefore, the EV industry has yet to become a strong pillar to spur on the demand for lithium iron phosphate battery products. In contrast, energy saving and communication fields are would-be lithium iron phosphate battery consumption market with huge potential. And it is only a matter of time before this becomes a reality. In general, the lithium iron phosphate battery industry is at the pre-boom stage and has yet to be full-fledged.

The report touches on status quo of global and China lithium iron phosphate material and battery industry, highlights three trans-national enterprises including A123 Systems, Valence and Phostech, four Taiwanese ones such as Formosa, ALeees, Tatung Fine Chemicals and Hirose Tech as well as 22 mainland Chinese industrial players like Pulead Technology Industry Co., Ltd, Shenzhen Bei Terui New Energy Material Co., Ltd, Tianjin STL Energy Technology Co., Ltd. and BYD.

A123 Systems, the industrial leader worldwide, is one among two enterprises in the world possessing key lithium iron phosphate patents. However, due to bleak market environment and poor management, the company had long been at a loss, yielding a fast-growing deficit until Jan.2013 when it was took over by Wanxiang Group.

Formosa is a well-known Taiwanese lithium iron phosphate producer that offers a large part of its products for customers from Chinese mainland. In 2011, it was the runner-up among lithium iron phosphate suppliers targeting mainland China when it comes to market share. In 2012, the company’s lithium iron phosphate capacity hit 4,800 t/a after capacity expansion, making it possible to become the largest lithium iron phosphate producer in Taiwan. And Formosa is projected to increase its capacity, of corporate planning, to 12,000 t/a by 2014 in an aim to become a would-be largest lithium iron phosphate producer the world over.

1. Overview of LiFePO4 Battery
1.1 Overview
1.1.1 Definition
1.1.2 Merits and Demerits
1.2 Industry Chain

2. Market of LiFePO4 Materials in China and Worldwide
2.1 Global Market
2.1.1 Market Position
2.1.2 Sales Volume
2.1.3 Competition Pattern
2.2 Chinese Market
2.2.1 Regional Distribution
2.2.2 Sales Volume
2.2.3 Major Enterprises
2.3 Price of LiFePO4 Materials
2.4 Patent Barriers of LiFePO4 Materials
2.4.1 Dispute on Patent
2.4.2 Latest Development
Summary

3. Industry of LiFePO4 Battery in China
3.1 Supply
3.2 Demand
3.2.1 Electric Car
3.2.2 Electric Tools
3.2.3 Electric Bicycle
3.2.4 Energy Storage Equipment
3.2.5 Communication Industry
Summary

4. Key LiFePO4 Materials Manufacturers
4.1 A123 Systems
4.1.1 Profile
4.1.2 Operation
4.1.3 Subsidiaries in China
4.2 Valence
4.2.1 Profile
4.2.2 Operation
4.2.3 Latest Products
4.2.4 Subsidiaries in China
4.3 Phostech
4.3.1 Profile
4.3.2 LiFePO4 Business
4.3.3 Phostech in China
4.4 Formosa Energy & Material Technology Co., Ltd.
4.4.1 Profile
4.4.2 Operation
4.4.3 Capacity
4.5 ALeees
4.5.1 Profile
4.5.2 Operation
4.5.3 LiFePO4 Material Business
4.5.4 Development Dynamic in 2011-2012
4.6 Tatung Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.
4.6.1 Profile
4.6.2 LiFePO4 Business
4.7 Hirose Tech Co., Ltd.
4.7.1 Profile
4.7.2 Operation
4.7.3 Capacity
4.7.4 Competition Vantage
4.8 Tianjin STL Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
4.9 Pulead Technology Industry Co., Ltd.
4.9.1 Profile
4.9.2 Subsidiaries
4.9.3 LiFePO4 Battery Business
4.9.4 Project under Construction
4.10 Shenzhen Bei Terui New Energy Material Co., Ltd
4.10.1 Profile
4.10.2 Operation
4.10.3 Strategy
4.11 HeFei GuoXuan High-Tech Power Energy Co., Ltd.
4.11.1 Profile
4.11.2 Operation
4.11.3 Market Expansion
4.11.4 Innovation of Technology & Business Model
4.11.5 Strategy
4.12 Hunan Shanshan Toda Advanced Materials Co., Ltd.
4.12.1 Profile
4.12.2 Revenue Structure
4.13 Xinxiang Huaxin Energy Materials Co., Ltd.
4.14 ShenZhen TianJiao Technology Development Ltd.
4.14.1 Profile
4.14.2 Operation
4.14.3 Linyi Gelon Battery Material Co., Ltd.
4.15 Yantai Zhuoneng Battery Material Co., Ltd.
4.15.1 Profile
4.15.2 Operation
4.15.3 Main Clients
4.15.4 R&D Projects in 2011-2012
4.16 NanoChem Systems (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
4.17 Xinxiang Chuangjia Power Supply Material Co., Ltd.
4.18 Hunan Haorun Technology Co., Ltd.
Summary

5. Key LiFePO4 Battery Manufacturers
5.1 BYD
5.1.1 Profile
5.1.2 Operation
5.1.3 LiFePO4 Battery Business
5.1.4 Application Case of Iron Battery of BYD
5.2 China BAK Battery
5.2.1 Profile
5.2.2 Operation
5.2.3 Revenue Structure
5.2.4 R&D
5.2.5 LiFePO4 Battery Business
5.3 Tianjin Lishen Battery Joint-Stock Co., Ltd.
5.3.1 Profile
5.3.2 Operation
5.3.3 More Investment in Motive Power Battery
5.3.4 LiFePO4 Battery Business
5.4 Shenzhen Mottcell Battery Technology Co., Ltd.
5.4.1 Profile
5.4.2 Operation
5.4.3 History of LiFePO4 Battery
5.4.4 Application Case
5.5 Wanxiang EV Co., Ltd.
5.5.1 Profile
5.5.2 Application Case
5.5.3 Competitive Edge
5.6 CENS Energy-Tech Co., Ltd.
5.6.1 Profile
5.6.2 Application Cases of LiFePO4 Batteries
5.7 Hipower New Energy Group Co., Ltd.
5.7.1 Profile
5.7.2 LiFePO4 Battery Business
5.8 Crown Shuo (Suzhou) New Energy Co., Ltd.
5.8.1 Profile
5.8.2 Operation
5.8.3 Projects in 2012
5.9 Pihsiang Energy Technology
5.9.1 Profile
5.9.2 Competitive Edge
5.9.3 Investment in 2011-2012
5.10 Qingdao Hongnai New Energy
5.11 Huanyu Power Source Co., Ltd.
5.11.1 Profile
5.11.2 LiFePO4 Battery Business
Summary