Prismatic Lifepo4 Battery MarketSize and Trends

Market Dynamics

Product reliability and cost-effectiveness are major factors driving growth of the prismatic LiFePO4 battery market. Furthermore, increasing cost-efficiency in various production processes such as electrode coatings, cell assembly, formation, and process control is expected to boost growth of the prismatic LiFePO4 battery market over the forecast period. Electrode coating is gaining significant traction due to its benefits such as flexible and fast control on coating systems, as well as simple and safe integration of quality measuring systems, and fewer rejects due to automatic roll change during operation. Additionally, electrode coating technology and process development have a strong impact on quality, performance, and safety of the assembled battery cells.

Market Outlook

The market for environment friendly vehicles (hybrids, plug in hybrids, electrical vehicles) are increasing in Asia Pacific region. The government of India has plan to make major shifts to electrical vehicle due to vehicle population and domestic manufacturing capabilities by 2030. Under Union Budget 2017-18, the Government of India has announced plans to support & increase the manufacturing of hybrid & electric cars & Faster Adoption of Manufacturing of Electric & Hybrid vehicles by giving US$27.25 million as compared US$19.15 in 2016. Indian car manufacturer like Reva electrical car company (RECC) and app based companies like Ola are working on making electrical car.

North America is estimated to hold the largest market for prismatic LiFePO4 battery in 2018 and is expected to retain its position throughout the forecast period. The rising demand for prismatic batteries is increasing in the automotive and electrical industries in North America. For example, Tesla electric car marker delivered around 26,000 vehicles which includes the Tesla Roadster, Tesla Model S, Tesla Model x and recently introduced Tesla Model 3—in 2017.

The prismatic LiFePO4 battery use in energy storage has the highest growth rate in overall market due to increasing adoption for energy storage technologies. The batteries are used as an energy source in large electric and hybrid vehicles like buses, delivery vans, heavy industrial machines and ships.

Key Developments

Companies are undertaking various mergers & acquisitions in order to expand their business and global presence. For instance, in June 2016, AllCell Technologies and Energy Management Technologies (EMTech) entered into partnership in order to assemble lithium-ion battery packs and develop advanced battery management system (BMS).