Rapid development of China's automobile industry, to the battery industry an unprecedented opportunity, in the past 10 years, higher than the average increase in total battery Germany, the United States and other developed countries. At present, the battery consumption is mainly concentrated in the automotive market and motorcycle markets, which account for most of the proportion of consumption share of 74%; electric bicycle market, 8%; exports accounted for 7%, 11% accounts for other users.

    With the further expansion of car ownership, lead-acid battery replacement frequency is very high. Therefore, the market also needs to show a circular pattern, which will further stimulate the lead-acid batteries in the field of consumer products.

    China's market demand for lead-acid battery to 15% ~ 40% of the annual growth rate of output for many years more than 30 million kVA (kVAh). Rapid growth in market demand for batteries, also contributed to development of the industry accelerated, increasing the number of battery manufacturers, production scale, increasingly fierce market competition.

    Because lead-acid batteries with low cost, mature technology and other advantages, the development of national industry in the near future will remain dominant in. China's battery industry in the "Eleventh Five-Year" Plan Development Goals, by 2010, lead-acid battery development goals 66,792,000 kVAh.

    Speed ​​up

    Currently, most of the battery manufacturing plant has more than 90% capacity utilization, and some even up to 100%. To windsurfing, camel, unity, represented by steady growth in production of automotive battery business, start with the battery output reached 5.44 million, 1.96 million, 230 million and 520 thousand kVAh, which sails the total industry output accounted for 27.2%. To meet growing market demand, sailing company has annual production capacity increased by 15%, but also to upgrade production technology and the introduction of advanced technology and advanced testing equipment to improve production efficiency, technology improvements focused on better maintenance-free power high-end SLA (sealed lead-acid batteries) products. Fu Industrial Co., Ltd. of Yangzhou in expanding production capacity at the same time, the development point is a faster discharge rate and longer life expectancy and high capacity, lightweight SLA electricity.

    In recent years, through mergers and acquisitions, expanding battery production, the rapid development of some large enterprises, industrial concentration above 40%. Back in the 90's, the battery industry to begin restructuring and mergers and acquisitions of assets. Southern Company and Zhoushan battery storage battery factory to implement the asset reorganization, success will become Southern Zhoushan battery factory sealed battery the company another production base. Then, Harbin Guangyu Group Antu battery factory mergers, restructuring the company after a battery Guangyu Yanbian. In 1999, Beijing battery factory was the acquisition of Beijing Capital Group. In 2003, Kazakhstan Guangyu Group Company and Shenyang, Northeast China reached a restructuring agreement battery joint-stock companies, Shenyang, Northeast China and Kazakhstan battery Guangyu White AG.

    Large lead-acid battery manufacturers in expanding production scale, a large number of private enterprises have sprung up everywhere. For example, in 2003 the lighthouse group company in Zhejiang by Zhejiang Wolong Group acquired, restructured and renamed as Zhejiang Wolong Lighthouse Battery Company.

    Severe challenge

    European Union, the United States and other developed countries and regions for the protection of their environmental concerns, has long restricted the development of lead-acid battery manufacturing industry in the country, turned to China and other developing countries to purchase. At present, China has become the largest exporter of lead-acid batteries. Lead-acid battery export tax rebate policy in 2006 was canceled, reducing the competitiveness of the export market, a number of serious loss or lack of competitiveness of small and medium enterprises face closure, to a certain extent, accelerate the merger and reorganization of enterprises and industry reshuffle.

    Has advantages with China's domestic car battery industry, currently facing foreign challenges. Battery company Transnational huge potential Chinese market, have invested in China and build factories. Johnson Controls, Sony, Sanyo, Hitachi and other leading enterprises have built in battery production base in China will also gradually expand the market from big cities to small cities. NEC, Bosch and other production software and appliances based enterprises have begun to extend its business tentacles to the battery production. Influx of multinational companies, so that domestic battery manufacturers face more intense competition.

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