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Lithium batteries will replace lead-acid batteries

Aug 13, 2019   Pageview:608

With the deterioration of the domestic environment, lithium-ion batteries with relatively small pollution are increasingly respected by the market. Correspondingly, the development of lead-acid batteries is under environmental pressure. Fanghao, an analyst at Shanghai Steel Union's "My Nonferrous Network," pointed out that "Lithium batteries have replaced lead-acid batteries as the mainstream of battery energy in the future. "

 

Highly contaminated lead-acid batteries have been criticized

 

The pressure of environmental protection in China is increasing with the deterioration of the environment and the awakening of people's environmental awareness. As the material basis for people's lives and the necessary conditions for national economic development, the issue of environmental protection has attracted the attention of the Chinese government in recent years. With regard to industrial development, a series of measures have been taken to curb overcapacity and indiscriminate distribution.

 

The lead-acid battery industry is one of the most polluted industries in the non-ferrous metal downstream industry and has always been criticized. Its main pollutants are Pb, PbO dust, acid fog, etc.. The waste acid, waste alkali, and wastewater emitted in the later stages of production also cause great pollution to water sources.

 

In comparison, lithium batteries have a natural advantage in environmental protection because their raw materials do not contain polluting heavy metals and the production process does not produce pollutants.

 

As early as 2012, Wangjinliang, vice president of the China Battery Industry Association, disclosed that the State Administration of Taxation and the Ministry of Finance planned to impose a 5 % consumption tax on lead-acid batteries. It is reported that at present, the relevant parties have received a draft tax opinion, and the implementation of this tax has basically become a foregone conclusion.

 

Mr Fanghao said the policy clampdown had led to rising environmental costs and the disadvantage of lead-acid batteries over lithium-ion batteries, which also showed a gradual erosion of the traditional lead-acid battery industry.

 

Environmental Background Support for Accelerated Development of lithium battery Industry

 

In fact, under the background of environmental protection, the development of the lithium battery industry in recent years has indeed been smooth.

 

Statistics show that in 2012, the output of lithium battery electrolytes in China reached about 24,000 tons; This figure is estimated to be around 29,000 tons in 2013, with an annual growth rate of 20 per cent.

 

In 2012, the overall market size of lithium batteries in China was 55.68 billion yuan; In 2013, that figure was estimated at around 74.17 billion yuan, up 33.2 per cent from a year earlier. China's lithium battery market will exceed 100 billion yuan in 2015, reaching 12.515 billion yuan, according to industry estimates.

 

Fanghao believes that lithium batteries have been widely used in various energy storage power systems such as hydropower, firepower, wind power, and solar power stations. In recent years, the rise of energy conservation and new energy automotive industry has helped the development of the lithium battery industry.

 

It is reported that the State Council has passed the "Energy Conservation and New Energy Automobile Industry Development Plan (2012-2020)". In the future, the electric power driven automotive industry will be the strategic direction of industrial transformation. In 2015, the cumulative production and sales target of pure electric and hybrid vehicles is 500,000 vehicles; By 2020, the target is more than 5 million vehicles.

 

Fanghao said, the global new energy car industry will be mature technology, the government support policy will continue to implement under the background of the rapid industrialization trend. This powerful booster is expected to further accelerate the development of the lithium battery industry.

 

It is worth noting that there are also market people who believe that due to cost reasons, according to the 80 % full field substitution rate estimate, lead-acid batteries will still be the mainstream of the market in the past decade. Fanghao clearly pointed out that the replacement of lead-acid batteries by lithium batteries necessarily requires a long-term transition period, but under the advantage of environmental protection, lead-acid batteries will gradually withdraw from the stage of history.

 

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