The expansion of global power battery production has fueled the flames, and the scale of the intelligent equipment market has opened a new door to output value.
The judgment from GGII is that under global competition, the expansion of head battery companies has a direct driving effect on equipment companies; head equipment companies enter the international first-line battery company supply chain, and 'go to sea' speed Is speeding up.
To match this, leading equipment companies such as Pioneer Intelligence, Jiatuo Intelligence, and Lyrico have entered the supply chain of international car companies/power battery giants, and the path of globalization has gradually extended farther.
Recently, at the 13th High-tech Lithium Battery Industry Summit, GGII shared the analysis report of 'Analysis of Demand for Lithium Battery Equipment in the New Round of Capacity Expansion', comprehensively analyzing lithium battery from the aspects of market demand, output value scale, innovation path, and cooperation wind direction. Equipment market.
The report pointed out that in 2022, the global production of new energy vehicles is expected to exceed 5.2 million, of which the Chinese market accounts for more than 50%. By then, China's lithium battery market will exceed 260GWh, of which power batteries will exceed 190GWh, and shipments will be mainly concentrated in top 10 companies.
At present, the localization rate of domestic lithium battery equipment has reached 90%-92%. Driven by new capacity, the market share of domestic lithium battery equipment will reach 18-19 billion yuan by 2022.
GGII analysis shows that under the new crown epidemic, the expansion of the power battery market is less than expected. However, in the medium and long term, the power battery market is driven by the global electrification of automobiles and still has broad space.
At this stage, the equipment market orders mainly flow to head equipment companies. The reasons are: 1) The head equipment companies have a high degree of cooperation with end customers, and they have strong anti-risk capabilities; 2) The head equipment companies are in the customer, technology, product, Stability and capital are more advantageous; 3) Second-tier equipment companies have no obvious advantages in terms of products and technology; 4) Second-tier battery companies have slowed down in production expansion.
Research information feedback, the head equipment companies are further widening the gap with the second-line equipment companies by improving the yield rate, innovating the process, reducing the operating cost, developing integrated equipment, and providing the semi-full line/full line model.
Specifically, improving equipment stability and reducing loss rate is an important path for head equipment companies to increase yield. Continuous R&D direction by improving equipment technology content and production efficiency, establishing standardized and flexible modules, shortening the R&D cycle, has become its core path to reduce costs.
It is worth noting that the unit production capacity investment has been greatly reduced. Internationalization, intelligence, integration, and delivery of the entire line are the key directions for the development of the lithium battery manufacturing market in the future.
At the summit, Wang Yanqing, chairman of Pioneer Intelligence, said that the use of fully intelligent production lines can save labor by more than 65%, and the product qualification rate can reach 95%. Pioneer's modular design can greatly shorten the time for customers to change models, and subsequent intelligent upgrades will also More convenient.
Pioneer Intelligence’s confidence to enter the world is that it has core technology, global industry scale and rich experience in cooperation with head customers; it is in line with international standards, has global product thinking, and conforms to international product design standards; understands and applies intelligent manufacturing methods, and uses information Reduce the operating costs of production lines by means of modernization and intelligence; establish a global service system.
Zhou Yan, deputy general manager of Jiatuo Intelligence, believes that the breakthroughs and opportunities for domestic equipment to intervene in international companies are mainly in production lines and equipment transformation, supply chain integration, process innovation, new project cooperative development, and new process testing. At present, Jiatuo Intelligence has launched cooperation with many international companies.
Looking at the market development curve, GGII analysis shows that the domestic lithium battery equipment market still has huge room for growth. The logic is that the driving force and the growth of the digital market will continue to be expected in the future.
In the field of power batteries, affected by the accelerated electrification of the terminal market, the global lithium battery has entered a new round of expansion competition. From 2020 to 2025, the capacity expansion plan of global power battery companies has exceeded 1,000 GWh.
3C digital field, the digital lithium battery market has high maturity, strong continuity, and is developing towards 5G, refinement, intelligence, and miniaturization. The global share of the domestic digital field is gradually increasing and will exceed 75% in the future.
In addition, in the fields of power tools, lithium battery bicycles, energy storage and other fields, the proportion of Chinese lithium battery shipments in the world is gradually increasing.
How head equipment companies and second-tier equipment companies seize the opportunity of global lithium battery expansion, around this, GGII believes:
For head equipment companies: 1) Deepen cooperation with head battery companies at home and abroad; strengthen joint development and targeted development of equipment with head battery companies, including development of semi-full line/full line equipment, etc.
Head battery companies have strong equipment and process development capabilities, equipment companies cooperate with battery companies, battery companies provide technology and direction guidance, and equipment companies implement and produce.
2) Integrate the advantages of the enterprise, develop and promote the leading equipment independently; strive to reduce costs, increase yield, and enhance technological advantages.
3) Cooperate with domestic and foreign equipment companies with different product and technological advantages, jointly develop equipment, realize cross-border equipment collaboration, process optimization, and avoid patent disputes.
4) Relying on the advantages of technology, cost, scale and service, develop the trend of globalization.
For second-tier equipment companies, the opportunity lies in focusing on market segments, tapping potential for cooperation, and strictly controlling corporate capital chain risks under external economic and competitive pressures.
It can be seen that, driven by smart wearables and new entertainment devices, the digital battery market still has a demand for expansion. Under the influence of factors such as environmental protection, new national standards and 'going to sea', small power batteries will be in a period of rapid rise in the next 3-5 years. Driven by the '5G' and commercial storage markets, China's energy storage battery market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of over 30% in the next 3-5 years. Subdivisions such as ships, forklifts, heavy trucks, and construction machinery are also gradually erupting market vitality.
At the level of market continuation, targeted development of specific products to match market demand; supporting head equipment companies for the introduction of additional equipment; joint battery companies for targeted development or low-cost equipment, etc.; and continuing to increase cooperation and investment with cooperative companies.
At the level of responding to the pressure of the epidemic, similar application areas of enterprises can be developed, members can be streamlined, expenses reduced, and battery customers with higher risks can be cautiously cooperated. A dedicated team can be established to collect payments, control billing periods, and shorten the battle line.