Top 10 battery-grade lithium carbonate companies in China

The top 10 battery-grade lithium carbonate companies in China mainly include Ganfeng Lithium, Tianqi Lithium, RUIFU LITHIUM, Salt Lake Stock, CHENGXIN LITHIUM, YAHUA, ZANGGE MINING, Sinomine, JIANGTE MOTOR, WESTERN MINING.

1. What is lithium carbonate?

Lithium carbonate is the raw material for the preparation of various lithium compounds, and is the product with the largest output and the most extensive use among lithium salt products. According to different purities, lithium carbonate can be divided into industrial grade lithium carbonate, battery grade lithium carbonate, medical grade lithium carbonate and high purity grade lithium carbonate.

Battery grade lithium carbonate is mainly used to synthesize lithium cobalt oxide, lithium manganate, lithium nickel oxide, lithium iron phosphate, etc. It is an indispensable raw material for the lithium battery companies in the world industry. In the context of the continuous boom in the new energy market, as an important raw material for lithium batteries, the market demand for battery-grade lithium carbonate is strong, and the top 10 battery-grade lithium carbonate companies in China have also deployed.

2. Top 10 battery-grade lithium carbonate companies

① Ganfeng Lithium

Company profile:

Ganfeng Lithium in top 10 battery-grade lithium carbonate companies is the world's leading lithium ecological companies and the first A+H listed company in China's lithium industry. Ganfeng Lithium's business runs through all important links in the value chain, such as upstream lithium resource development, midstream lithium salt deep processing and metal lithium smelting, downstream lithium battery manufacturing and one of the comprehensive power battery recycling companies.

Ganfeng Lithium's lithium mine resources are all over the world, and it also has the industrialization technologies of "extraction of lithium from brine", "extraction of lithium from ore" and "extraction of lithium from recycling". The production capacity of lithium compounds and lithium metal is sufficient, and there are many production bases around the world. With complete battery manufacturing and recycling technology, it provides sustainable value-added solutions for battery manufacturers and electric vehicle manufacturers.

② Tianqi Lithium

Company profile:

Tianqi Lithium is a leading lithium-based new energy materials company in China and the world. It is a dual-listed company on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company's business covers key stages of the lithium industry chain, including the development of hard rock-type lithium ore resources, the processing and sales of lithium concentrates, and the production and sales of lithium chemical products.

Tianqi Lithium as one of the top 10 battery-grade lithium carbonate companies has lithium resources in China, Australia and Chile, and owns two resource bases, the Greenbush Lithium Mine in Western Australia and the Yajiang Cuola Lithium Mine in Sichuan. It has established production bases in Shehong of Sichuan, Zhangjiagang of Jiangsu, Tongliang of Chongqing, and Quinana, Australia, and the company is strong. The main products include battery grade lithium carbonate, industrial grade lithium carbonate, battery grade lithium hydroxide monohydrate, metal lithium, etc.

③ RUIFU LITHIUM

Company profile:

RUIFU LITHIUM is a new energy Chinese high-tech company with both spodumene and lepidolite extraction and preparation of lithium battery cathode raw materials - battery-grade lithium carbonate and battery-grade lithium hydroxide. RUIFU LITHIUM's main products include battery grade lithium carbonate, industrial grade lithium carbonate, battery grade lithium hydroxide, anhydrous sodium sulfate, silicon aluminum powder, etc.

As one of the top 10 battery-grade lithium carbonate companies in China, RUIFU LITHIUM currently has two production lines, namely, a battery-grade lithium carbonate production line with an annual output of 25,000 tons and a battery-grade lithium hydroxide production line with an annual output of 10,000 tons. The company plans to build a new lithium salt production line with an annual output of 40,000 tons. After the project is completed, the annual production capacity of lithium salt will reach 75,000 tons.

④ Salt Lake Stock

Company profile:

The main business of Salt Lake Stock is the development, production and sales of potash fertilizers and lithium salts. Salt Lake Stock is a large-scale and modern potash fertilizer production companies integrating production, operation, scientific research and comprehensive development. Salt Lake Stock has 10 holding companies, 5 branch companies, 9 wholly-owned subsidiaries and 6 shareholding subsidiaries.

Salt Lake Stock in  top 10 battery-grade lithium carbonate companies has a potash fertilizer production capacity of 5 million tons per year, ranking fourth in the world in terms of production capacity. It has a production capacity of 30,000 tons/year of lithium carbonate. Salt Lake Stock owns the mining rights of the Qarhan Salt Lake. Salt Lake Stock's self-built 40,000-ton basic lithium salt integration project has been implemented and is planned to be put into production in 2024. In addition, Salt Lake BYD's 30,000-ton battery-grade lithium carbonate project is also in progress.

⑤ CHENGXIN LITHIUM

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The company's main business is production and sales of new energy lithium battery materials. The main products are lithium concentrate, lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, lithium chloride, and lithium metal. In 2008, CHENGXIN LITHIUM was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. At present, it has more than 30 holding subsidiaries, mainly located in Sichuan, Guangdong, Indonesia, Argentina, Zimbabwe and other places.

CHENGXIN LITHIUM as a company of top 10 battery-grade lithium carbonate companies in China has built multiple production bases around the world and deployed multiple lithium resource projects. Lithium product production bases include Zhiyuan Lithium (40,000 tons of lithium salt project), Suining Shengxin (30,000 tons of lithium salt project), Indonesia Shengtuo (60,000 tons of lithium salt project), Shengwei Lithium (1,000 tons of lithium metal project). The layout of lithium resources includes Oino Mining, Huirong Mining, Zimbabwe Sabixing Lithium-Tantalum Mine Project, Argentina SDLA Salt Lake Project, etc.

⑥ YAHUA

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YAHUA in battery-grade lithium carbonate companies was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2010 and has two major businesses: lithium industry and civil explosion. It has more than 70 wholly-owned and holding subsidiaries located in Sichuan, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Yunnan, Qinghai, Fujian, Guizhou, Hong Kong and other provinces and regions in China, as well as in New Zealand, Australia and other countries. Yahua Lithium Industry mainly relates to two plates business, such as Lithium Resources Development and Lithium Salt Manufacture.

Yahua Lithium is mainly engaged in the research and development, manufacturing, sales and trade of lithium salt products. Now it has a comprehensive production capacity of 43,000 tons of lithium salt products and is one of the main suppliers of lithium salt products in the world. The main products include industrial-grade lithium carbonate, battery-grade lithium carbonate, high-purity lithium carbonate, battery-grade lithium hydroxide monohydrate, high-purity lithium hydroxide monohydrate, and dust-free lithium hydroxide monohydrate, etc.

⑦ ZANGGE MINING

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ZANGGE MINING in battery-grade lithium carbonate companies in China is mainly engaged in the production, sales and technical consultation of battery-grade lithium carbonate. The annual production capacity of battery-grade lithium carbonate is 10,000 tons. ZANGGE MINING completed the pilot test of extraction and production of lithium carbonate from brine with ultra-low lithium concentration by adsorption method in September 2017, providing reliable design parameters for industrial production.

Immediately, the preliminary work of the project with an annual output of 20,000 tons of lithium carbonate was carried out, and Donghua Technology was entrusted to conduct a feasibility study. Finally, the first phase of the project with an annual output of 10,000 tons of lithium carbonate was finally determined in the Chaerhan Salt Lake. On December 20, 2018, the first phase of the ZANGGE MINING lithium carbonate project with an annual output of 20,000 tons was successfully commissioned and put into operation, producing battery-grade lithium carbonate, and an announcement was issued.

⑧ Sinomine

Company profile:

Sinomine has developed into a global mining group with a comprehensive resource industrial chain. Sinomine’s main business and operation cover four segments, rare light mineral (cesium, and rubidium) resources development & utilization, EV lithium material development & utilization, geo-technical services and mineral properties development.

As one of the battery-grade lithium carbonate companies in China, Sinomine is the world's largest producer and supplier of cesium and rubidium products, the leading producer and supplier of EV lithium fluoride and lithium carbonate in China, the world only producer of cesium formate, and the key player in overseas geo-technical services. The main businesses of Sinomine include the development and utilization of rare light metal (cesium, rubidium) resources, the development and utilization of new energy raw materials for lithium batteries, solid mineral exploration and mineral rights development. It has an annual production capacity of 25,000 tons of battery-grade lithium hydroxide and battery-grade lithium carbonate.

⑨ JIANGTE MOTOR

Company profile:

JIANGTE MOTOR in battery-grade lithium carbonate companies is a Chinese high-tech company integrating R&D, production and sales of intelligent motor products and lithium products. There are more than 30 subsidiaries and branches, and the industries are distributed in Jiangxi, Tianjin, Zhejiang and other provinces and cities in China, as well as Germany and other regions. The business covers motors, lithium ore mining and processing, and deep processing industries.

Relying on the advantages of rich local lithium ore resources in Yichun, the company vigorously develops the lithium industry. In Yichun area, it owns 3 mining rights and 4 exploration rights of lithium china stone mine, and has proven lithium ore reserves of 94.6 million tons. Three other mine sources are in the stage of detailed investigation. The total amount of lithium mine resources held or controlled exceeds 100 million tons, and the resource reserves are large. The company has 4 production lines for preparing lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide from lepidolite and spodumene, with an annual production capacity of over 30,000 tons, with obvious advantages in scale.

⑩ WESTERN MINING

Company profile:

WESTERN MINING in top 10 battery-grade lithium carbonate companies currently has 12.92 million tons of non-ferrous metal resources, 23.4 tons of precious metal resources, 3,575 tons of silver, 272 million tons of ferrous metal resources, and 1.148 billion tons of salt lake resources. Among them, lithium chloride reserves are 2.85 million tons, and the potential value of total resources exceeds 1.2 trillion RMB.

WESTERN MINING is the only company in Qinghai Province that has been shortlisted in the top 500 Chinese companies for 16 consecutive years. Qinghai Lithium Industry, a holding subsidiary of WESTERN MINING, has a lithium carbonate production line with an annual output of 10,000 tons, which is battery-grade lithium carbonate.

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