Top 10 lithium ion battery anode material companies in China in 2022

The competition in the anode material market is becoming fiercer

According to statistics, in 2021, the shipment of anode materials in the Chinese market was 768,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 92%. It is estimated that China's anode material shipments will reach 1.186 million tons in 2022, and will maintain a growth rate of more than 30% in the future. By 2025, shipments will reach 2.98 million tons. Affected by the fact that the supply of lithium ore raw materials is far below the demand, various material companies in the upstream of the industry chain have begun to step up their production expansion. As the leading companies in the lithium ion battery anode material industry, the Top 10 lithium ion battery anode material companies in China have taken the lead in expanding production.

In particular, the Top 10 lithium ion battery anode material companies in China are BTR, Shanshan, PUTAILAI, SHINZOOM, SHANGTAITECH, KAIJIN, XIANG FENGHUA, KEDA , SINUO and Zhengtuo, respectively. This article is designed to provide you with a comprehensive introduction to the Top 10 lithium ion battery anode material companies in China, including their development history, main businesses and core products, as well as related industrial layouts, to help you obtain all the details of the development pattern of China's Li-ion battery anode material industry and the latest expansion dynamics of the industry giants. Some of these companies also have layouts in other industries, such as BTR, which ranks first among the top 5 fast charge battery material companies in China.

Top 10 lithium ion battery anode material companies in China in 2022

① BTR

Company profile:

Ranked first among the Top 10 lithium ion battery anode material companies in China, Bettray is a R&D and manufacturer of new energy materials with anode materials and cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries as its core products. BTR's cathode business focuses on the field of power batteries and energy storage batteries, and has formed a complete product and industrial chain layout in the field of new energy materials with lithium-ion battery cathode and anode materials as the core.

BTR has formed a series of industry-leading patents and proprietary technological achievements in the field of lithium-ion battery cathode and anode materials, as well as graphene and other new energy and new materials. It took the lead in implementing a series of invention patent layouts in the world in terms of graphite anode materials, silicon-based and other new anode materials, high-nickel ternary cathode materials, lithium iron phosphate cathode materials, and graphene and related electrode materials.

Main products:

Natural graphite anode materials, artificial graphite anode materials, silicon-based and other new anode materials, lithium iron phosphate cathode materials and high nickel ternary cathode materials (NCA, NCM811, etc.) and other lithium ion battery cathode and anode materials.

Related layout:

BTR has announced four expansion plans for anode materials, with a total investment of about 20.29 billion RMB and a planned production capacity of 620,000 tons per year.

② PUTAILAI

Company profile:

PUTAILAI, one of the Top 10 lithium ion battery anode material companies in China, serves the lithium ion battery market in key industries related to clean energy, energy conservation and environmental protection and efficient energy storage. The main business of PUTAILAI is the research and development, production and sales of anode materials for new energy batteries and graphitization processing, separator and coating processing, PVDF and binders, aluminum-plastic packaging films and optical films.

Main business and products:

Anode materials and graphitization, membrane materials and coating & automation equipment.

Latest news and current layout:

On July 28, 2022, PUTAILAI said that it plans to raise no more than 8.5 billion  RMB, of which 3.89 billion RMB will be used for high-performance lithium battery anode material projects. At present, the graphitization capacity of PUTAILAI is 110,000 tons, of which the second phase of Inner Mongolia has a graphitization capacity of 50,000 tons and a carbonization capacity of 100,000 tons.

③ Shanshan

Company profile:

As one of the Top 10 lithium ion battery anode material companies in China, Shanshan vigorously develops lithium battery new energy materials and polarizer photoelectric material industries. New energy lithium battery materials are one of Shanshan's pillar industries. Shanshan has now become the world's largest integrated supplier of lithium battery materials in the field of lithium ion battery anodes, cathodes and electrolytes.

Industrial distribution

Lithium battery materials - cathode materials, anode materials, electrolytes, battery integration and energy storage business and photovoltaic power plants.

Recent layout:

On June 27, 2022, Shanshan, one of the top 10 power battery recycling companies in China, announced the construction of a silicon-based anode material project with an annual output of 40,000 tons, with an investment of 5 billion RMB.

④ SHINZOOM

Company profile:

SHINZOOM is a company specializing in the R&D and production of lithium ion battery anode materials, and is one of the Top 10 lithium ion battery anode material companies in China. SHINZOOM mainly focuses on the application of lithium power battery anode materials, and also covers the field of personal consumer lithium batteries such as aluminum shell prismatic batteries, cylindrical batteries, and pouch batteries. SHINZOOM now has China's advanced research equipment for testing the physical properties of anode materials, half-cell, full-cell and other electrochemical performance testing, and is equipped with test production lines for crushing, grading, sintering, and coating.

Product category:

Artificial graphite, composite artificial graphite, natural graphite, power battery special and new anode.

Related layout:

On May 7, 2022, ZHONGKE ELECTRIC said that the SHINZOOM production base project with an annual output of 50,000 tons of lithium battery anode materials has completed the construction of the plant and was in the stage of equipment installation and commissioning.

⑤ SHANGTAITECH

Company profile:

SHANGTAITECH in the Top 10 lithium ion battery anode material companies in China, is a company specializing in R&D, production, processing and sales of lithium ion battery anode materials and graphitized coke. SHANGTAITECH is one of the few lithium-ion battery anode material manufacturers in China that integrates the whole industry chain from raw material grinding, graphitization processing to finished product production. The anode materials produced by SHANGTAITECH are used in many leading companies in the lithium-ion battery industry, and the products are used in new energy vehicles and other industries.

Main products:

Lithium-ion battery anode material

Related layout:
From January to June 2021, SHANGTAITECH has a production capacity of 22,000 tons of anode materials, and a production capacity of 70,000 tons was under construction.

⑥ KAIJIN

Company profile:

KAIJIN, which ranks among the Top 10 lithium ion battery anode material companies in China, is a professional supplier of R&D, production and sales of anode materials in China, focusing on R&D and process improvement of anode materials related technologies.

Main products:

High specific energy anode, high power anode, long life anode, silicon material and hard carbon.

Related news:

KAIJIN's integrated production base for lithium battery anode materials with an annual output of 200,000 tons has started construction and will be constructed in two phases. The first phase invested 3 billion RMB to build a grinding, surface modification, low-temperature carbonization and central storage base, which would be put into operation in June 2022.

⑦ XIANG FENGHUA

Company profile:

XIANG FENGHUA is a company integrating R&D, production and sales of high-end graphite, silicon-carbon anode materials and graphene and other new carbon materials for lithium ion batteries, which is one of the Top 10 lithium ion battery anode material companies in China. XIANG FENGHUA's products cover traditional graphite anode materials such as natural graphite and artificial graphite, next-generation silicon carbon and titanium non-graphite anode materials, and new energy materials such as graphene and carbon fiber, which are widely used in new energy vehicles, storage power stations, consumer electronics, power tools, electric bicycles and many other fields.

Main products:

Natural graphite, artificial graphite, silicon carbon anode material and silicon oxygen anode material.

Latest layout:

On August 8, 2022, XIANG FENGHUA stated that it intends to sign an "Additional Investment Agreement" with the Pengxi County Government. This new investment and construction project "XIANG FENGHUA 80,000 tons of artificial graphite anode material integration project" is the second phase of the project. The new investment in the project is about 1.8 billion RMB, and the cumulative investment is 3 billion RMB. The first phase of the project will be completed within 3 years, and the second phase of the project will mainly produce artificial graphite anode materials. 

In terms of production capacity, as of the first half of 2022, XIANG FENGHUA has a production capacity of 35,000 tons of anode materials, and a production capacity of 40,000 tons under construction; as of the beginning of June 2022, the company's graphitization annual production capacity is 15,000 tons, of which 3,000 tons have been fully produced, and 12,000 tons of graphitization is still under construction, and it is expected to reach production within 2022. In addition, the construction of Sichuan XIANG FENGHUA 60,000-ton high-end artificial graphite integration project is also in progress.

⑧ KEDA

Company profile:

Different from other companies in Top 10 lithium ion battery anode material companies in China, KEDA is Asia's first and the world's second largest supplier of construction ceramic machinery and equipment. After 30 years of development, KEDA's current main business is the production and sales of building materials machinery, overseas building materials, lithium battery materials and equipment, and strategic investment in lithium salt business.

Main products:

Lithium battery anode materials - graphitization processing, artificial graphite, silicon carbon composite and other anode products.

Industry planning:

Since 2021, KEDA has focused on promoting the construction of an integrated anode material plant around its Fujian subsidiary. The first phase of its 40,000-ton/year graphitization and 10,000-ton/year artificial graphite anode material projects will be completed in the second half of 2022. According to the plan, KEDA will form a production capacity of 40,000 tons/year of graphitization and 20,000 tons/year of artificial graphite anode materials in 2022, and start the second phase of the Fujian plant in the second half of 2022 with a production capacity of 50,000 tons of anode material integration project building.

⑨ SINUO

Company profile:

Among Top 10 lithium ion battery anode material companies in China, SINUO is a company specializing in R&D, production, sales and service of lithium ion battery anode materials. SINUO is committed to the research and application of artificial graphite anode materials, and has a number of core technologies in graphite shaping, pore-making and surface modification, especially in the anode materials for lithium-ion power batteries of new energy vehicles. A variety of anode material products developed by SINUO are widely used in the field of electric vehicles.

Leading products:

High-end anode materials, power anode materials, conventional anode materials, composite graphite, silicon carbon anodes and conductive materials.

Related layout:

On August 12, 2022, nationz technologies' Lithium Power Battery Anode Material Industrial Park started construction. The project is implemented by SINUO, and plans to build a new energy power battery anode material production line with an annual output of 100,000 tons and related supporting engineering facilities. The total investment of the project is 3 billion  RMB. In 2022, it plans to invest 1.05 billion  RMB to build the first phase of the plant. It is planned to complete the construction of the plant and infrastructure by the end of December, to complete the equipment installation and commissioning before the end of the year, and start trial production.

⑩ Zhengtuo

Company profile:

Zhengtuo is a company integrating R&D, production and sales of graphite anode materials for lithium batteries. Its products are mainly used in lithium-ion power batteries (EV/HEV/PHEV, power tools, electric buses, etc.) , mobile energy storage vehicles, low-speed scooters, etc.), digital electronic products lithium-ion batteries and new energy materials and other fields. Zhengtuo has become one of the Top 10 lithium ion battery anode material companies in China.

Product category:

Power, energy storage(such as home energy storage), digital and new anode materials.

Related layout:

On May 28, 2022, the first phase of Zhengtuo's 45,000-ton lithium-ion battery anode material integration project was officially put into production. The first phase of the project plans to invest 1 billion RMB to renovate and expand Zhengtuo's existing lithium-ion battery anode material equipment and facilities, improve the 29,000-ton graphitization production line, and increase the production capacity of new energy anode materials to 45,000 tons/year. In addition, the silicon carbon anode material independently developed by Zhengtuo is also the first to achieve mass production in China, and currently has an annual production capacity of 2,000 tons.

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