■ numbers say “Valley”
Near Guanshan and Jinzhou interchange of Chang Zhang expressway, a land with an area of about 3 square kilometers gathers 22 large-scale industrial enterprises. With 3% of the scale industrial enterprises in Ningxiang, 15% of the city’s industrial tax will be completed. These enterprises are well-known in the energy storage material industry. Here is the “lithium battery Valley”. In the first quarter of this year, the output value was 13.1 billion yuan, accounting for 35% of the city, with a year-on-year increase of 129%; The added value increased by 126% year-on-year; Tax revenue increased by 180% year-on-year.
Lithium Valley: Hunan Zhongwei New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., the enterprise with the largest market share of global precursor; Hunan Bangpu Recycling Technology Co., Ltd., the largest battery recycling enterprise in Asia; Changsha Fudi Battery Co., Ltd. is the blade battery production base with the highest technical level and the largest mass production in China; Hunan Bangsheng new energy technology group has set a record of the fastest construction speed of Hunan’s 20 billion major projects and the highest average output value per mu and tax revenue of 10 billion output value projects.
Lithium Valley has the most complete industrial chain of advanced energy storage materials in China.
With the commissioning of Bangsheng new energy, Xingcheng graphite with an annual output of 50000 tons of negative electrode material and Bangpu phase VI and VII project with an annual output of 100000 tons of waste batteries, the industry of advanced energy storage materials in Ningxiang is expected to add an output value of 50 billion yuan within two years. By 2025, Ningxiang will be built into a 100 billion industrial cluster dominated by advanced energy storage materials.
■ reporters explore the “Valley”
Drive out of the Chang Zhang Expressway from Jinzhou interchange, and you can reach the lithium Valley in an instant. Smart phones, electric vehicles… Their “heart” – lithium batteries are likely to be born here.
They may come from the Verdi power battery production base three kilometers away. Of course, a “diaphragm” may also be produced by Hunan Zhongli New Material Co., Ltd. A greater probability is that their grandparents were taken in and transformed by Hunan Bangpu when they were still used batteries, giving birth to new life.
Lithium Valley is one of the few places in China with a complete industrial chain of energy storage materials. On April 6, the reporter came here for in-depth interview to witness the birth of a battery.
Origin: “nameless” VIP, a blockbuster
Rebirth from waste batteries is the first step in the birth of batteries. Coincidentally, Hunan Bangpu, which is mainly engaged in lithium battery recycling, joined Ningxiang high tech Zone, which is the first step taken by lithium valley.
Machinery manufacturing, textile and clothing, printing and packaging… In 2007, Ningxiang high tech Zone, with an annual output value of only a few billion, wandered among many traditional industries.
At this time, Professor Li Xinhai of Central South University came to “pull the strings” for the park: “there is an enterprise in Foshan, Guangdong Province that does lithium battery recycling and ternary precursor. It is very small, but it has a bright future.”
At that time, China’s lithium battery industry had just started. What was the prospect? can make nothing of it.
At that time, the cadres involved in investment promotion recalled: “although the volume of Bangpu is small, it has core technology and green circular economy. We think it has great prospects.”
Ningxiang high tech Zone was so bright that it decided to “compete” with Bangpu. Soon, Bangpu Recycling Technology Co., Ltd., which covers an area of more than 20 mu and has an output value of only more than 20 million yuan, became the first large-scale lithium battery material enterprise in Ningxiang high tech Zone.
Subsequently, the scale of Hunan Bangpu expanded rapidly. In June 2008, Bangpu invested 200 million yuan to build the largest waste battery recycling base in China. The expansion of production capacity exposed the problem of insufficient supporting facilities.
“At that time, there was a serious shortage of water, electricity and gas, so we couldn’t produce normally. The leaders of the park were dispatching and dealing with it every day, and finally solved the problem before it was put into operation.” The person in charge of Hunan Bangpu recalled that the park had almost nothing to do with Bangpu, who was the “only seedling” of the industry at that time, and responded to every request.
Since then, a total of five projects have been put into operation in Bangpu, which has become the largest battery recycling enterprise in Asia. At present, the construction of phase VI and VII projects is in full swing.
Bangpu took the lead in testing the water, and a number of well-known Chinese enterprises came one after another: Zhongwei new material, one of the largest suppliers of battery material precursors in China, Hunan Shanshan new energy Co., Ltd., which has many customers at home and abroad, Hunan Zhongke Xingcheng graphite Co., Ltd., which ranks among the top three of the country’s top graphite negative electrode materials… In recent years, energy storage material enterprises in Ningxiang high tech Zone have a bright star.
In 2015, Ningxiang high tech Zone proposed for the first time to build a “China (Jinzhou) lithium battery Valley” and vigorously cultivate the industry of advanced energy storage materials in order to form a new 100 billion industrial cluster in the province.
Mend the chain: win back the “Pearl” and improve the closed loop
From positive materials and negative materials to diaphragm, electrolyte, precursor, cell and waste power battery recycling… The industrial chain is linked, one link is blocked, and the upstream and downstream enterprises cannot operate.
Hunan Huaxing new energy technology Co., Ltd., which produces cylindrical lithium iron phosphate batteries, has a deep understanding of this. At the beginning of 2020, covid-19 pneumonia was spreading in Hubei. Hunan Huaxing’s cathode material supplier is located in Jingzhou, Hubei Province and cannot supply.
“Cathode materials account for 40% of the production materials. Once the supply is cut off, it can only be shut down.” Peng Peng, chairman of Hunan Huaxing, recalled that at the critical moment, the park contacted the local enterprises of lithium Valley to supply similar products in time.
Undoubtedly, a complete industrial chain has great attraction to enterprises.
How to supplement and extend the chain is a major topic that lithium valley began to answer at the beginning of its birth.
A diaphragm as thin as a cicada’s wing can not only prevent the short circuit between the positive and negative poles, but also “order” the battery to stop working in case of overheating. It is the key material in lithium battery. The thinner the diaphragm, the more space will be made available for the rest of the material to achieve longer endurance.
The diaphragm produced by Zhongli new material is only 5 microns thick, less than 1 / 30 of the diameter of Asian hair, and is in a leading position in the world. In 2016, in order to introduce China Lithium new materials with core technology into lithium power Valley, Ningxiang high tech Zone proposed to help build the plant on behalf of the enterprise, and the enterprise installed and commissioned the production line at the same time, so as to start construction and put into operation in the same year.
In 2021, China Lithium new material was rated as the third batch of “little giant” enterprises specializing in special and new products by the Ministry of industry and information technology, and Byd Company Limited(002594) , LG, ski, ATL and other top battery manufacturers at home and abroad have reached long-term strategic cooperation with them.
Today, the lithium Valley has gathered 22 upstream and downstream enterprises, and has formed the only complete industrial chain closed-loop Park in the province from “upstream materials → lithium battery cathode, cathode, diaphragm, electrolyte, packaging auxiliary materials → cell → lithium battery assembly and application → waste battery recycling”.
Growth: bravely set the tide and follow the “electricity”
The Jianghu dispute of vehicle power battery has always been constant. Lithium iron phosphate battery is rapidly seizing the market and becoming the next “tuyere”.
The existing lithium iron phosphate enterprises in lithium power valley are far from meeting the market demand.
What should I do?
Bring in bigger projects!
In 2021, Hunan Bangsheng Industrial Holding Group Co., Ltd., which is transforming to manufacturing industry, is selecting a site nationwide to invest in the construction of the largest lithium iron phosphate production base in the central region. Upon hearing the news, lithium Valley immediately made plans.
20 days from negotiation to signing; From signing to construction, 16 days!
The speed of action amazed Bangsheng group.
“In just 16 days, 800000 cubic meters of earth has been transported and excavated. This speed is very amazing.” Liu Bangqian, general manager of Changsha Bangsheng new energy Co., Ltd., said that the complete industrial chain, first-class business environment and good industrial atmosphere of lithium power valley have strengthened Bangsheng’s investment confidence.
In the early stage, we stepped in and paid close attention to the examination and approval, spared no effort to seize the land, worked against the clock, and accelerated the implementation of the project as much as possible to solve the worries of the enterprise… In this way, from the entry of the project, to the construction and operation, and then to the improvement of supporting facilities, lithium Valley has built a whole process service chain.
On the afternoon of April 6, it was almost dusk. At the construction site of Xingcheng graphite 50000 ton high-end lithium battery cathode material project on one side of Jinzhou Avenue, the construction personnel have set up headlights and are ready to continue the operation. On the loess ground, four factories have been erected and are expected to be completed and put into operation by the end of June.
In March this year, Changsha Jinzhou new town investment holding group, a state-owned platform company subordinate to Ningxiang high tech Zone, aimed at the new project of Xingcheng graphite and invested 30 million yuan by participating in the fixed increase of its parent company. “Zhongke Xingcheng products are in short supply, and high-quality projects are a major reason for investment; more importantly, the park platform company has the responsibility to cultivate growth enterprises in the park and help the industrial chain form a agglomeration effect.” Deng bin, director of the Fund Investment Department of Xincheng group, introduced that the energy storage material industry mainly built in the park is one of the key investment points.
“From tens of grams of mobile phone lithium batteries to hundreds of kilograms of vehicle power batteries, the application of energy storage materials is undergoing geometric changes. In the future, this change will continue, and the energy storage industry has broad prospects.” Su Jitao, deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee and director of the Management Committee of Ningxiang high tech Zone, told reporters that lithium valley will seize the strategic opportunity of national, provincial and municipal support for the development of lithium new energy industry and build a core group of national advanced energy storage material industry clusters.
■ experts on “Valley”
“Three chains” work together to form an energy storage material industry cluster
Su Jitao, deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee and director of the Management Committee of Ningxiang high tech Zone
Ningxiang high tech Zone has focused on cultivating energy storage materials as a characteristic industry since its establishment, and is committed to building China (Jinzhou) lithium battery valley. For more than a decade, focusing on the coordinated development of the “three chains” of industrial chain, innovation chain and service chain, an energy storage material industry cluster leading in the province and influential in China has been initially formed. In 2021, the output value of the energy storage material industry in the region exceeded 20 billion yuan and doubled.
Build the whole industrial chain with industrial chain thinking. Plan the industrial development with the thinking of industrial chain, touch and arrange the leading enterprises and young eagle enterprises in the subdivided fields of the industry, formulate the investment promotion map of the industrial chain, carry out accurate recruitment, and gradually realize the extension of the industrial chain to the upstream and downstream and form a chain with beads. It has introduced more than 30 key enterprises in all links of the industrial chain, gathered a number of industry leading enterprises, and built the only complete industrial chain in the province.
Build a thick planting technology advantage with an innovation chain. Relying on Hunan University Science and Technology Industrial Park and national enterprise R & D platform, the province’s largest provincial innovation and entrepreneurship demonstration base, academician Chai Liyuan, academician Qiu Guanzhou, academician GUI Weihua and other academician experts of colleges and universities were attracted to innovate and start businesses in the park, realizing the industrialization of more than 20 high-tech achievements in the park. Hunan intellectual property (Ningxiang) comprehensive service center was established, focusing on the innovation needs of enterprises and the analysis of high-value patents in Colleges and universities. Enterprises such as BASF Shanshan and Zhongke Xingcheng graphite established strategic cooperation with more than 20 colleges and universities such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Central South University and Hunan University, and reached 23 patent transfer and industry university research cooperation. Cultivate two national and provincial manufacturing single champion enterprises, eight national and provincial specialized and new “little giant” enterprises, and lead and participate in the formulation of more than 100 national, industrial and local standards.
Strengthen leading enterprises with service chain upgrading. Focus on key enterprises to focus on services, strengthen supporting facilities and promote development, and build a whole process service chain from project entry to construction to production to complete supporting facilities. After entering the park, Hunan Bangpu has successively provided more than 1000 mu of project land support for enterprises, built supporting industrial sewage treatment plants and biomass new energy heating systems, comprehensively guaranteed the rapid development of enterprises, helped enterprises expand from phase I to phase VII, and grew into the largest leading battery recycling and treatment enterprise in Asia. Provide all-round agency services for Byd Company Limited(002594) 10gwh power battery project. The project has realized that all four production lines have been put into operation, with a daily output of 50000 blade batteries. After being fully put into operation, the output value will exceed 10 billion yuan. Focus on enterprise financing services and initially establish a financing system of “wind subsidy fund + Industrial Fund + loan guarantee”. Set up a 100 million yuan risk compensation fund to help 23 enterprises borrow 91.3 million yuan; Obtain the private fund management license, establish an industrial guidance fund with a scale of 500 million yuan, and invest about 100 million yuan to help enterprises go public.
