Lithium-Ion Battery Innovation & Patent Review 2019: Focus on Positive Electrode - Patent Filings Between January 2017 and January 2019


Dublin, April 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Lithium-Ion Battery Innovation & Patent Review - Positive Electrode" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Unique insights from a machine learning-supported patent analysis have been combined with a review of the emerging Li-ion battery high energy cathode supply chain. NCA (nickel-cobalt-aluminium) and NMC (nickel-manganese-cobalt) are identified as the key material types on which most patenting activity is focused.

The NCA supply chain is characterized by close collaboration between few players, while the NMC supply chain involves many players with more fluid relationships. Cobalt-free materials are discussed as well as longer-term options for cathode materials that will be used in solid-state batteries.

Scope

Patent filings between January 2017 and January 2019, current supply chain relationships and the direction of R&D efforts are discussed for 29 companies. Key patents are listed for an additional 130 companies. The current NMC and NCA supply chains are plotted with relationships between key players.

Reasons to Buy

The reader will understand which R&D topics are of highest interest to the industry, and how the high energy cathode supply chain will evolve in the coming years in the context of two possible scenarios.

Key Highlights

It is illustrated how key cathode material producers are shifting their R&D activities from NMC to NCA because cobalt can be reduced more effectively. At the same time, several major Li-ion battery and automotive manufacturers remain very much focused on NMC because switching costs to NCA are high.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Executive Summary

2. Introduction

3. The Race to Improve Battery Energy Density

4. The Focus of this Review

5. Li-Ion Battery Cell Components

6. High Energy Cathode Material Characteristics

7. The NCA Supply Chain

8. The NMC Supply Chain

9. Feasibility of Further Cobalt Content Reduction - NCA vs. NMC

10. Alternative High Energy Cathode Materials

11. Predictions

12. Scenario A: Insufficient Cobalt Supply to Satisfy Demand

13. Scenario B: Sufficient Cobalt Supply to Satisfy Demand

14. Long Term Outlook

15. Machine Learning-Based Identification of Commercially Relevant Patents

16. Assessment of 29 Key Companies & Alliances

17. Inactive Components of Cathodes

18. 5 Conductive Additive Manufacturers (Summary of Key Patents)

19. 5 Binder Manufacturers (Summary of Key Patents)

20. Additional Patent Filings with Commercial Relevance (120 Companies/Alliances)

21. Appendix: Patent Analysis Methodology & Validation

Companies Mentioned

  • 3M
  • Argonne National Labs
  • Arkema
  • ATL
  • BASF
  • BYD
  • Cabot
  • CAMX Power
  • Cnano
  • Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. (CATL)/BRUNP Recycling
  • Denka
  • Easpring
  • Ecopro BM
  • Envision AESC
  • GEM
  • Hefei Guoxuan
  • IMERYS
  • Johnson Matthey
  • JSR
  • JX Nippon Mining & Metals
  • Kureha
  • L&F
  • LG Chemical
  • Lionano
  • Mitsubishi Motors
  • NEC
  • Nissan
  • Panasonic
  • Posco
  • Primearth EV Energy
  • Pulead
  • Renault
  • Samsung
  • Sanyo
  • Shanshan
  • Showa Denko
  • Solvay
  • Sumitomo Chemical
  • Sumitomo Metal Mining
  • Tanaka Chemical
  • TDK
  • Tianjin B&M
  • TIAX
  • Toda Kogyo
  • Toyota
  • U. Chicago
  • Umicore
  • Wildcat Discovery
  • Zeon

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