The top 10 Japanese battery companies in lithium industry including Panasonic, Murata, KYOCERA, Toshiba, ELIIY-Power, FDK, Mitsubishi, EV Energy, Blue Energy, Vehicle Energy. For battery manufacturers in other Asian countries, you can refer to: Company profile:
Corporate Japan used to control the market for lithium-ion batteries but in recent years has been outperformed by rivals in China and South Korea. However, the country maintains advantages in main components and materials. Asahi Kasei and Toray Industries have a combined market share of about 30 per cent for separators.
Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, September 6, 2024 - Subaru Corporation (“Subaru”) and Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. (“Panasonic Energy”), a Panasonic Group Company, today announced plans to prepare for the supply of automotive lithium-ion batteries and joint establishment of a new battery factory in Oizumi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
As part of this collaboration, Panasonic Energy will produce and supply cylindrical lithium-ion batteries at its Suminoe factory in Osaka from fiscal 2027, 1 and at the new jointly established lithium-ion battery factory in Oizumi, Gunma Prefecture from fiscal 2028. 1 Subaru plans to install these batteries in its BEVs.
Rechargeable batteries are a strong suit for corporate Japan, but the industry that produces them has come up against tenacious Chinese and South Korean competitors in recent years. Now Japan's hopes to remain among the global heavyweights in a market expected to be worth more than ¥2.7tn ($25bn) by 2035 rest on the ability of its engineers.
Company profile: EV Energy in top 10 Japanese battery companies, founded in 1996 and headquartered in Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture, is a merged company of Toyota Motor and Panasonic, and is a manufacturer of hybrid batteries, nickel-hydrogen batteries, and lithium-ion batteries.