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Battery Manufacturing in China - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

IBISWorld IBISWorld Beijing, China Last Updated: May 2024 3940

Revenue

$264.7bn

2024

$286.6bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XX.Xbn

Employees

729k

Businesses

1,394

Wages

$XX.Xbn

Battery Manufacturing in China industry analysis

The Battery Manufacturing industry in China is dominated by foreign-funded companies. More than 50% of the assets of the industry's large-scale enterprises are owned by joint ventures or foreign enterprises, including ones based in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Japanese capital accounts for the majority of the industry's foreign capital. Promoted by strong development in various downstream industries including electronics manufacturing, new energy automobile manufacturing, electric power generation, and communications and information, industry revenue is expected to total $264.7 billion in 2023, up by 8.5% for the year and having grown by an annualized 7.4% over the five years through 2023. Domestic demand is expected to total $188.8 billion in 2023, up by 0.6% from the previous year.Profitability in the Battery Manufacturing industry varies depending on a company's size and the products it produces. Larger manufacturers are able to take advantage of economies of scale, especially for purchasing raw materials such as lead and lithium while maintaining financing options to keep them afloat while developing new products.Growth in battery imports has slowed over the past five years, as more foreign firms have set up manufacturing facilities in China, enabling their output to become part of domestic production. Imports are expected to account for 2.4% of domestic demand in 2023, down from 3.5% in 2018. The industry has also become less export oriented. In 2023, exports account for 30.4% of total industry revenue.Over the next five years, industry revenue is forecast to increase by an annualized 7.7% to reach $383.9 billion in 2028. Although the industry's technology has improved considerably in recent years, there are still major differences between Chinese firms and advanced foreign manufacturers. Over the five years through 2028, industry players are anticipated to focus on developing solar cell technologies, new battery materials and implementing low-pollution manufacturing processes. Several domestic companies have already introduced low-carbon batteries in response to government environmental initiatives. ACMR-IBISWorld projects technology to grow in importance as a basis of competition in the future.

Trends and Insights

  • The industry has developed rapidly over the past five years. It was mainly driven by strong development in various downstream industries including electronics manufacturing, new energy automobile manufacturing, electric power generation, and communications and information.
  • Storage batteries is the largest product segment in the industry. This segment is expected to gain additional market share in the future in line with the development of such products, and as environmental concerns drive up demand.
  • Most enterprises in this industry are located in Jiangsu, Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces. These three provinces are in the most developed areas in China where many downstream purchasers operate.
  • Price plays an important role in determining final purchase decisions made by consumers. One of the main ways that firms compete against each other is on the price of their products.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 7.4 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $264.7bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

The industry has developed rapidly over the past five years

  • Revenue for the Battery Manufacturing industry grew rapidly during 2018 to 2023, driven by strong development in various downstream industries including electronics manufacturing, new energy automobile manufacturing, electric power generation, and communications and information.
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Battery Manufacturing in China
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Exports will rise over the next five years

  • China is the world's leading battery manufacturer, and exports are forecast to increase from $80.4 billion in 2023 to $122.4 billion in 2028. As the technology and quality of Chinese products improves, and as long as prices remain competitive, demand from foreign countries is projected to increase steadily.

Biggest companies in the Battery Manufacturing in China

Company
Market Share (%)
2023
Revenue ($short_0)
2023

There are no companies that hold a large enough market share in the Battery Manufacturing in China industry for IBISWorld to include in this product.

Products & Services Segmentation

Battery Manufacturing in China
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Storage batteries, Primary batteries and Other batteries. Storage batteries is the largest segment of the Battery Manufacturing in China.

Trends and Insights

Storage batteries is the largest product segment in the industry

  • Storage batteries are also known as secondary batteries or rechargeable batteries and are used in portable electronic products such as cell phones, laptop computers, and household goods.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

The Battery Manufacturing industry comprises businesses that manufacture batteries and similar devices. A battery is an electrochemical device that provides a direct-current voltage source via chemical energy that can be converted into electrical energy. Key product segments include primary batteries and storage batteries.

What's included in this industry?

Storage batteriesPrimary batteriesOther batteries

Companies

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Related Terms

PRIMARY BATTERYSTORAGE OR SECONDARY BATTERYALKALINE BATTERY

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

The industry has developed rapidly over the past five years. It was mainly driven by strong development in various downstream industries including electronics manufacturing, ...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Storage batteries is the largest product segment in the industry. This segment is expected to gain additional market share in the future in line with the development of such ...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Most enterprises in this industry are located in Jiangsu, Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces. These three provinces are in the most developed areas in China where many downstre...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Price plays an important role in determining final purchase decisions made by consumers. One of the main ways that firms compete against each other is on the price of their p...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Industry leaders focus on economy of scale. The industry's leaders have been expanding much more rapidly than the industry as a whole.

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024

Detailed analysis

    External Environment

    Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

    Analyst insights

    There are few regulations that apply specifically to the Battery Manufacturing industry. Before an operation can be established, it must meet local and provincial government ...

    In this chapter

    • External Drivers
    • Regulation & Policy
    • Assistance

    Key metrics

    • Regulation & policy level and trend
    • Assistance level and trend

    Charts

    • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
    • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

    Detailed analysis

    • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
    • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
    • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

    Financial Benchmarks

    View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

    Analyst insights

    The Battery Manufacturing industry's cost structure is characterized by high purchase costs and high wages. Purchases are expected to account for 65.9% of industry revenue in...

    In this chapter

    • Cost Structure
    • Financial Ratios
    • Key Ratios

    Key metrics

    • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
    • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
    • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
    • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

    Charts

    • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Investment vs. share of economy

    Data tables

    • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Average Wage (2014-2029)
    • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
    • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

    Detailed analysis

    • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

    Key Statistics

    Industry Data

    Data Tables

    Including values and annual change:

    • Revenue (2014-2029)
    • IVA (2014-2029)
    • Establishments (2014-2029)
    • Enterprises (2014-2029)
    • Employment (2014-2029)
    • Exports (2014-2029)
    • Imports (2014-2029)
    • Wages (2014-2029)

    Top Questions Answered

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    What is the market size of the Battery Manufacturing industry in China in 2024?

    The market size of the Battery Manufacturing industry in China is $264.7bn in 2024.

    How many businesses are there in the Battery Manufacturing in China industry in 2024?

    There are 1,394 businesses in the Battery Manufacturing industry in China, which has grown at a CAGR of 0.7 % between 2019 and 2024.

    Has the Battery Manufacturing industry in China grown or declined over the past 5 years?

    The market size of the Battery Manufacturing industry in China has been growing at a CAGR of 7.4 % between 2019 and 2024.

    What is the forecast growth of the Battery Manufacturing industry in China over the next 5 years?

    Over the next five years, the Battery Manufacturing industry in China is expected to grow.

    What does the Battery Manufacturing in China include?

    Storage batteries and Primary batteries are part of the Battery Manufacturing industry.

    How competitive is the Battery Manufacturing industry in China?

    The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Battery Manufacturing industry in China.

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    • National Bureau of Statistics China
    • General Administration of Customs
    • People’s Bank of China

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    • Industry federations or regulators
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