Valmet Automotive is a Finnish vehicle contract manufacturer and supplier of battery,roof,and kinematic systems.
The lithium iron phosphate battery or LFP battery is a type of lithium-ion battery using lithium iron phosphate as the cathode material,and a graphitic carbon electrode with a metallic backing as the anode. Because of their lower cost,high safety,low toxicity,long cycle life and other factors,LFP batteries are finding a number of roles in vehicle use,utility-scale stationary applications,and backup power. LFP batteries are cobalt-free. As of September 2022,LFP type battery market share for EVs reached 31%,and of that,68% was from Tesla and Chinese EV maker BYD production alone. Chinese manufacturers currently hold a near monopoly of LFP battery type production. With patents having started to expire in 2022 and the increased demand for cheaper EV batteries,LFP type production is expected to rise further and surpass lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxides (NMC) type batteries in 2028.
CMOC or CMOC Group Limited,previously known as China Molybdenum Company Limited,is the largest molybdenum producer in Mainland China and among the world's largest companies in the field. It is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Valence Technology,Inc. was a company that developed and manufactured lithium iron phosphate cathode material as well as lithium ion battery modules and packs. The modules come in 12 V,18 V,24 V,and 36 V configurations. Valence's products are used in electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) such as cars,scooters,motorbikes,and commercial vehicles such as buses,delivery vans and trucks. Valence batteries are also used in wheelchairs,medical carts,robotics,marine,rail,as well as stationary applications such as remote power,uninterruptible power supply (UPS),energy storage systems,frequency regulation and switching gear.
An electric vehicle battery is a rechargeable battery used to power the electric motors of a battery electric vehicle (BEV) or hybrid electric vehicle (HEV).
BYD Co. Ltd. or BYD is a publicly listed Chinese conglomerate manufacturing company headquartered in Shenzhen,Guangdong,China. It was founded by Wang Chuanfu in February 1995. The company has two major subsidiaries,BYD Auto and BYD Electronic.
Sodium-ion batteries (NIBs or SIBs) are several types of rechargeable batteries,which use sodium ions (Na+) as its charge carriers. In some cases,its working principle and cell construction are similar to those of lithium-ion battery (LIB) types,but it replaces lithium with sodium as the cathode material. Sodium belongs to the same group in the periodic table as lithium and thus has similar chemical properties. In other cases (such as aqueous Na-ion batteries) they are quite different from Li-ion batteries.
The electric vehicle industry in China is the largest in the world,accounting for around 57.4% of global production of electric vehicles (EVs) and around 500,000 exports in 2021. In 2021,CAAM reported China had sold 3.34 million passenger electric vehicles,consisting 2.73 million BEVs and 0.6 million PHEV,which is around 53% share of the global market of 6.23 million "new energy" passenger vehicles –BEVs,PHEVs,and HEVs. China also dominates the plug-in electric bus and light commercial vehicle market,reaching over 500,000 buses and 247,500 electric commercial vehicles in 2019, and recording new sales of 186,000 commercial EVs in 2021.
Yu Yong is a Chinese billionaire businessman. He is the founder and head of the Cathay Fortune Corp.,also known as Hongshang Industrial Holdings Group which is an investor in the mining company China Molybdenum. Cathay Fortune's operations are based out of Shanghai. As of 2023,he had a net worth of US$4.7 billion,according to Forbes.
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited,abbreviated as CATL,is a Chinese battery manufacturer and technology company founded in 2011 that specializes in the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems,as well as battery management systems (BMS). In 2022,its global market share stood at 37%.
Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors Technology Co Ltd,doing business as XPeng Motors,commonly known as XPeng,is a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer. The company is headquartered in Guangzhou,Guangdong,with offices in Mountain View,California,United States and Munich,Germany. XPeng stock is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
The Fisker Ocean is a battery electric mid-size crossover SUV produced by Fisker released in 2023. It is the first of three in a lineup of mass-market all-electric vehicles designed by Henrik Fisker. It will be offered in both front and all-wheel drive.
China produced more than 15 billion units of lithium-ion batteries in 2019,which accounts for 73% of the world’s 316 gigawatt-hours capacity. China is a major producer of both lithium batteries and electric vehicles,with favorable policies for manufacturers and consumers. Chinese made lithium-ion batteries were exported mainly to Hong Kong,the United States,Germany,Korea,and Vietnam. One of the major drivers of the demand for lithium-ion batteries comes from the electric vehicle industry since lithium-ion batteries have high energy density for their weight. In the decade since 2008,the production of lithium batteries has tripled.
SEMCORP Group,formally Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd.,is a multinational corporation headquartered in China that specializes in the development and manufacture of advanced materials. It is the world’s largest producer of lithium-ion battery separator film by volume,and is a major supplier to global electric vehicle battery makers including LG Chem,CATL,BYD,and Samsung SDI. Its other products include printing packages,packing boxes,liquid wrapping papers,high-grade wrapping papers,biaxially oriented polypropylene films and other related products. SEMCORP Group is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Huang Shilin is a Chinese businessman,who has served as the vice chairman of Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL),which is one of the world's largest battery suppliers for the electric vehicle industry. As of 2018,Huang owned a 12% stake within the company. Shilin also holds a B.Tech degree from the Hefei University of Technology.
Tinci Materials,simply known as Tinci,is a Chinese cosmetics materials manufacturer founded by Xu Jinfu in 2000. The company primarily involves in the R&D and production of new fine chemical materials,especially specializing in the producing of electrolytes. Additionally,the company also makes battery materials and specialty chemicals.
LG Energy Solution Ltd. is a battery company headquartered in Seoul,South Korea. LGES is one of the largest battery makers in the world alongside CATL,Panasonic,SK Innovation,and Samsung SDI.
A lithium manganese iron phosphate (LMFP) battery is a lithium-iron phosphate battery (LFP) that includes manganese as a cathode component. As of 2023,multiple companies are readying LMFP batteries for commercial use. Vendors claim that LMFP batteries can be competitive in cost with LFP,while achieving superior performance.
Amperex Technology Limited (ATL) is a battery manufacturing company,founded in 1999 by Robin Zeng. The company specializes in the research,development,and manufacturing of rechargeable lithium-ion and lithium-ion polymer batteries. ATL is notable for supplying batteries used in mobile devices,including smartphones,laptops,and digital cameras,sourcing their products to tech companies,such as Apple and Samsung.
