The agency predicts that the shipment of negative electrode materials in China will increase from 365000 tons in 2020 to 1.48 million tons in 2025, with a compound annual growth rate of 32%. Enterprises with high self supply rate of graphitization and gradual improvement of integrated industrial layout have strong cost advantages and are expected to achieve both volume and profit.
lithium battery materials have made new breakthroughs
charging is expected to speed up
According to China Science Daily, recently, the team of academician Yu Shuhong of the University of science and technology of China, in cooperation with the teams of Professor Yao Hongbin and Professor Ni Yong, is committed to solving the contradiction between high energy density and fast charging performance of lithium-ion batteries, and proposed and prepared a new double gradient graphite cathode material to realize 60% charging of lithium-ion batteries in 6 minutes. Relevant achievements were recently published in scientific progress.
At present, electric vehicles driven by lithium-ion batteries are favored by people because of their energy conservation and environmental protection. However, the charging time of electric vehicles is much longer than that of traditional fuel vehicles, which greatly reduces the sense of use experience. The main reason is the poor rate performance of graphite negative electrode in lithium-ion battery, which limits the rapid charging capacity of electric vehicles.
In order to improve the rate performance of graphite negative electrode, the traditional strategy is to make the graphite electrode porous or thin. However, these methods often sacrifice the energy density of the prepared battery. Yu Shuhong’s team started with designing the electrode structure to improve the fast charging performance of lithium-ion batteries while ensuring the energy density.
The research team developed a self-assembly technology of low viscosity non polymer binder slurry, mixed copper coated graphite negative electrode particles and copper nanowires into slurry in ethanol solution, and successfully constructed a simulated and optimized double gradient structure by using the difference of settlement velocity of graphite particles with different sizes in the slurry.
The researchers found that the lithium-ion battery based on the new double gradient graphite cathode material was charged from zero to 60% and 80% in 5.6 minutes and 11.4 minutes, respectively, while maintaining high energy density.
explosive growth of negative electrode materials in China
graphitization supply and demand is tight
Since the fourth quarter of 2020, the negative electrode material market has witnessed explosive growth. According to the white paper on the development of China’s negative electrode material industry (2022) jointly released by evtank and ivy Economic Research Institute, in 2021, China’s negative electrode material shipments reached 779000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 86.4%. The global share increased from 77.7% in 2020 to 86.1% in 2021.
Dongguan securities research report said that China is the world’s leading producer of cathode materials, and the proportion of shipments has increased to about 70% in the past two years. It is estimated that the shipment of negative electrode materials in China will increase from 365000 tons in 2020 to 1.48 million tons in 2025, with a compound annual growth rate of 32%.
Under the influence of the dual control of national energy consumption, the graphitization processing capacity with high energy consumption is limited. At the same time, the demand of the downstream new energy vehicle market is growing rapidly, and the supply and demand of graphitization is tight. In recent years, China’s lithium battery negative electrode material head enterprises have gradually shifted to the upstream graphitization processing layout. Enterprises with high graphitization self supply rate and gradually improved integrated industrial layout have strong cost advantages and are expected to achieve both volume and profit.
graphite negative concept stocks rebounded sharply
2 shares are expected to double their performance this year
According to the statistics of securities times · databao, there are less than 15 companies with graphite cathode material related production capacity and technology in the A-share market. Since May, these concept stocks have continued to rebound. As of the closing on May 23, the average increase during the period reached 12.88%, far exceeding the Shanghai stock index in the same period.
From the perspective of the attention of institutions, the most popular one is Shanghai Putailai New Energy Technology Co.Ltd(603659) , and 29 research reports give the stock a positive rating. Followed by Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group Co.Ltd(002353) , Lb Group Co.Ltd(002601) , Hunan Zhongke Electric Co.Ltd(300035) , Ningbo Shanshan Co.Ltd(600884) , etc. According to the unanimous prediction of more than five institutions, , Keda Industrial Group Co.Ltd(600499) , Hunan Zhongke Electric Co.Ltd(300035) are predicted to double the growth rate of net profit in 2022. Compared with the target price predicted by the institutions, the latest closing price of Fangda Carbon New Material Co.Ltd(600516) , Ningbo Shanshan Co.Ltd(600884) , Lb Group Co.Ltd(002601) , beiteri and other four stocks have more than 50% room to rise.
Shanghai Putailai New Energy Technology Co.Ltd(603659) annual report shows that by the end of 2021, the company has formed an effective production capacity of cathode materials with an annual output of more than 150000 tons, including 110000 tons of graphitization processing and 100000 tons of carbonization processing supporting capacity. The company will add at least 100000 tons of negative electrode integrated capacity in 2023.
Ningbo Shanshan Co.Ltd(600884) is the first enterprise in China to engage in the R & D and production of artificial graphite cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. By the end of 2021, the company had a finished cathode material production capacity of 120000 tons and a graphitization capacity of 42000 tons.
Guangdong Dowstone Technology Co.Ltd(300409) 5 said on the interactive platform on May 17 that the Lanzhou base of the company plans to build an annual output of 5000 tons of carbon nanotube powder, 30000 tons of carbon nanotube slurry and 150000 tons of silicon carbon, graphite cathode materials and graphitization processing and production project. The planned construction scale of phase I of the project is 70000 tons of graphite cathode materials (including 100000 tons of graphitization processing), which is expected to start at the end of May 2022.
Hunan Zhongke Electric Co.Ltd(300035) 5 on the interactive platform on May 7, it was mentioned that the plant construction of the 50000 ton lithium battery cathode material production base project of Hunan Zhongke Xingcheng graphite Co., Ltd. has been completed and is now in the stage of equipment installation and commissioning.
Shenzhen Xfh Technology Co.Ltd(300890) current products are mainly graphite negative electrode materials. By the end of 2021, the company had a production capacity of 30000 tons of negative electrode materials, 30000 tons of raised investment projects under construction, and 60000 tons of high-end artificial graphite negative electrode material integrated production base construction projects under preparation, with a total of 120000 tons. The company has an annual capacity of 15000 tons of graphitization, of which 3000 tons have been fully produced, 12000 tons of graphitization are under construction, and some are put into use. It is expected to reach production within this year.
Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group Co.Ltd(002353) 2021 annual report shows that the company implemented the 100000 ton graphite negative electrode material integration project of lithium-ion battery in Tianshui, Gansu Province, and cooperated with Zhao Jinbao team of Jiageng innovation laboratory to implement the 18000 ton silicon based composite negative electrode material project of lithium-ion battery in Xiamen, Fujian Province.
Henan Yicheng New Energy Co.Ltd(300080) Qinghai Tianlan phase I 10000 ton negative electrode graphitization project has been put into operation, and phase II negative electrode material project is stepping up the pre-processing procedures.
