The Secondary Battery Show in Japan: Review Part 2 - Parts and Materials
2011/05/13
Summary
This Report introduces remarkable new products and technology for parts and materials concerning a Li-ion battery to be used in green vehicles (hybrid vehicle, plug-in hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle, and fuel-cell vehicle) by 19 companies at the 2nd Battery Japan 2011 (held at Tokyo Big Site from March 2 to 4, 2011).
| Field | Company | Product/Technology |
| Positive-electrode material |
Mitsubishi Chemical | Positive-electrode material/ negative-electrode material/separator/ electrolyte for Li-ion battery |
| BASF Japan (Germany) | Positive-electrode material for Li-ion battery | |
| Umicore Japan (Belgium) | Positive-electrode material for Li-ion battery | |
| Formosa Energy & Material Technology (Taiwan) |
Positive-electrode material for lithium-ion iron phosphate battery | |
| Changs Ascending Enterprise (Taiwan) |
Positive-electrode material for Li-ion battery | |
| Phoenix Silicon International Corp. (Taiwan) |
Positive-electrode material for Li-ion battery | |
| Hunan Reshine New Material (China) |
Positive-electrode material for Li-ion battery | |
| Negative-electrode material |
Hiramatsu Sangyo/ Shinshu University |
Graphite web (The company receives many inquiries from LG Chem, BYD, and other Chinese companies) |
| TIMCAL Graphite & Carbon (Switzerland) |
Carbon negative-electrode material | |
| Separator | Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. | Separator for Li-ion battery |
| Celgard (USA)/Hohsen | Separator for Li-ion battery | |
| Electrolyte | Ohara | * Lithium-ion conductive glass ceramics (solid electrolyte) * All-solid state battery * Lithium air battery |
| Kanto Denka Kogyo | Lithium hexafluorophosphate (electrolyte) | |
| Nihon Pall | Electrolyte filter | |
| Binder | Zeon Corporation | Battery binder |
| Solvay Solexis (Italy)/ Solvay Solexis (Japan) |
Fluorine polymer (binder material) | |
| Electrode foil | Nippon Graphite Industries | * Graphite powder for positive/negative-electrode of lithium-ion battery * Graphite coating aluminum foil * Porous foil for lithium capacitor |
| Fukuda Metal Foil & Powder | * Electrode copper foil "CF-LBX" * High purity smooth nickel foil |
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| Furukawa Electric/ Furukawa-Sky Aluminum/ Nippon Foil Mfg. |
Copper foil for negative-electrode current collector (electrolysis, rolling) [World's largest share of 40%] |
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