In the year of 2007, global Li-ion battery market was shared by three powers of China, Japan and Korea. The three nations all had rapid expansion of production capacity in the year and China had the fastest growth in capacity expansion, followed by South Korea. In 2007, China surpassed Japan for the first time in Li-ion batter production and became the world's largest Li-ion battery producer with an output of 1.35 billion units, up 28.36% against the previous year.

China Li-ion Battery Output and Growth, 2002-2007
(Unit: million, %)
 
Source: China Industrial Association of Power Sources

With respect to the raw material of Li-ion battery, China's production of cathode material for Li-ion battery in 2007 was around 9000 tons, 80% of which are lithium cobaltate. In September 2006, China adjusted upwards its export rebates on lithium cobaltate and Li-ion battery, and its export rebate on Lithium cobaltate and Li-ion battery were raised to 13% from 5% and 17% from 13% respectively. Encourage by the policy, Chinese export of lithium cobaltate and Li-ion battery both increased.

Based on the authoritative statistics from the China Battery Industry Association, and the China Industrial Association of Power Sources, this report makes an in-depth study on the current situation, competition pattern and key producers of China Li-ion battery industry and raw material market, and makes forecasts on China's Li-ion battery industry and raw material market.

Changes in Market Demand for Lithium Cobaltate, 2006-2008

 
Source: ResearchInChina

2. Global Li-ion Battery Industry Pattern
2.1 World Scale
2.2 Japan
2.3 China
2.4 Korea
2.5 Comparison between China, Japan and Korea

3. China Li-ion Battery Industry Development
3.1 Production
3.1.1 Production Scale
3.1.2 Production Distribution
3.2 Demand 
3.3 Import and Export
3.3.1 Import
3.3.2 Export
3.4 Existing Problems 
3.4.1 Market Problems 
3.4.2 Standard Problems 
3.4.3 Product Problems 

4. Main Li-ion Battery Manufacturers
4.1 Japanese Companies 
4.1.1 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd
4.1.2 Sony
4.2 Chinese Companies
4.2.1 Shenzhen BYD
4.2.2 Shenzhen Bak
4.2.3 Tianjin Lishen
4.3 Korean Companies
4.3.1 Samsung SDI 
4.3.2 LG Chemical and Others

5. Li-ion Battery Raw Materials Market
5.1 Cathode Material Market
5.1.1 Global Cathode Material Market
5.1.2 Cathode Material Industry at Home and Abroad
5.2 Main Cathode Material Manufacturers in China
5.2.1 CITIC GUOAN Mengguli New Energy Technology Co., Ltd
5.2.2 Reshine New Material Co., Ltd
5.2.3 Beijing Easpring Material Technology Co., Ltd
5.2.4 Pulead Technology Industry Co., Ltd
5.2.5 Hunan Shanshan advanced material Co., Ltd
5.2.6 Development Trend of Lithium Cobaltate Market
5.2.7 Prospect of China cathode Material Market
5.3 Anode Material
5.3.1 Anode Material Industry at Home and Abroad
5.3.2 Main Anode Material Manufacturers in China
5.4 Li-ion Battery Separator
5.4.1 Global Separator Industry
5.4.2 Separator R&D and Production Procedure in China
5.4.3 Development Trend and Prospect of Separator Market
5.4.4 Introduction to Separator Producers
5.5 Electrolyte Market
5.5.1 Electrolyte Industry at Home and Abroad
5.5.2 Main Electrolyte Producers
5.6 PVDF Market
5.6.1 Foreign PVDF Market
5.6.2 Domestic PVDF Market

6. Main Application Field of Li-ion Battery 
6.1 Mobile Phones
6.1.1 China Mobile Phone Market
6.1.2 Production and Sales of Mobile Phone Li-ion Battery in China and Competition Status
6.1.3 Development Trend of Mobile Phone Li-ion Battery in China
6.2 Laptops
6.2.1 Global Laptop Li-ion Battery Market
6.2.2 China Laptop Li-ion Battery Market
6.2.3 Competition Pattern of Laptop Li-ion Battery 
6.2.4 Development Trend of Laptop Li-ion Battery
6.3 Electric Bicycles
6.4 Electric Vehicles and Others
6.5 Development Outlook, 2007-2010

7. Conclusion
7.1 Demands for Li-ion Battery
7.2 Li-ion Battery Market Pattern in China
7.3 Li-ion Battery Raw Material Market