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Johnson Controls starts Chinese mild HEV battery production

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American battery manufacturer Johnson Controls has showcased its lithium-ion battery to the Chinese market and increased its lead-acid production for mild hybrid EV applications.

JCI unveiled its Advanced Start-Stop 12-volt lithium-ion battery to the Auto Shanghai 2015, just months after it premiered at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Future bright in Chinese Li-ion forecast

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Forecasts for China’s lead-acid industry may be bleak but the country’s lithium-ion secondary battery market is expanding, reports Business Korea.

The report goes on to claim Korean battery manufacturers, which currently dominate the market, are mainly using cheaper Chinese products.

China’s slowdown hits the domestic lead acid sector

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The impact of the economic slowdown in China has been widely reported in western media.

In an exclusive report in Best magazine, we report on how the slowdown has impacted on the lead-acid battery industry.

More than 100 battery firms which supply the e-bike sector having closed, the big industrial battery makers are seeing almost zero growth and a price war is breaking out among the major SLI makers.

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Boston Power to scale up li-ion battery production

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US lithium-ion battery maker Boston Power is to ramp up its battery production at the company’s Chinese manufacturing plants in Liyang and Tianjin.

The Boston-headquartered firm plans a 5-fold production capacity increase at the Liyang plant by 2016 as well as a production scale-up of up to 4GWh per annum by 2017 and 8GWh by 2018 at the Tianjin plant.

BCI and China BIA form lead-acid battery partnership

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BCI and CBIA partner to represent the lead indiustry together

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The US Battery Council International (BCI) association and the China Battery Industry Association (CBIA) have teamed up to jointly represent the interests of the lead-acid industry.

“Because BCI and CBIA’s members comprise 70% of the lead-acid battery manufacturing companies in the world, this partnership will create a unified voice for the industry and allow both associations to better serve their members,” said Mark Thorsby, executive vice-president of BCI.

Samsung and Sungrow partner for energy storage JV

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Samsung SDI is to form a joint venture (JV) for energy storage systems with inverter manufacturer Sungrow in China.

The JV will develop lithium-ion battery energy storage, as well as marketing and sales of its storage solutions and products. The South Korean and Chinese companies plan to establish new firm in the first half of 2015.

Midtronics expands Chinese headquarters

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US battery management and testing company Midtronics has expanded its Chinese headquarters facility in Shenzhen.

The extension of the Shenzhen facility is aimed to meet the demand of the growing battery market in China and to broaden the technical focus on advanced battery applications with production, system installation and deployment as well as fostering partnerships in mission-critical stationary power applications.

Leoch expands South Asian lead-acid operations

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Chinese lead-acid battery maker Leoch International Technology (Leoch) has invested $9m in its Sri Lankan factory in order to expand in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

The $9m investment is the first phase of further spending on Leoch’s Southern Bata-Ata facility. The company plans to invest $20m at a later stage. The Sri Lankan factory manufactures batteries for uninterruptible power supplies.

China considers to fund recycled lead producers

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The Chinese government is considering setting up a fund to subsidise lead producers using recycled lead-acid batteries.

Zhang Weiqian, analyst at research firm Antaike, said the government is likely to give the subsidies to large companies and well-equipped processors that are not running at full capacity.

A123 sells cathode material manufacturing assets to Johnson Matthey

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Michigan-headquartered lithium-ion battery maker A123 Systems has sold its Chinese cathode materials manufacturing facility to chemicals company Johnson Matthey.

A123 Systems retained the ownership of its intellectual property and will maintain its research and development capability of battery materials and to further develop improvements of its lithium iron phosphate (LFP) formulation.

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