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Research and Markets: The Future Of Lithium Ion Batteries: 2010-2020 Analysis and Forecasts - The Market is Expected to Reach $43 Billion by 2020

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b1e63f/the_future_of_lith) has announced the addition of the "The Future Of Lithium Ion Batteries Including Consumer, Alternative Energy Vehicles (HEVs, PHEVs, EVs), and Electric Power Storage Applications, Technologies, Markets, Competitors and Opportunities: 2010-2020 Analysis and Forecasts" report to their offering.

Lithium ion batteries were first proposed in the 1970s and commercially developed in the 1990s. Since then, the market for lithium ion batteries has grown to $11 billion (2010) and is expected to reach $43 billion by 2020.

Up to now, the lithium ion battery market has been predominantly consumer (90% as of today) but new, diversified applications including xEV (Electric Vehicles/Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles/Hybrid Electric Vehicles) and ESS (Electrical Storage Systems) are expected to provide the new growth engines.

As a result, the lithium ion market landscape will undergo a profound change, bringing huge increases in demand, profits in the billions of US dollars and competitive upheaval.

This report provides a detailed look at the global lithium ion battery market in all its aspects, including:

The total addressable market and growth rates for consumer, xEV and ESS applications between 2010 and 2020.
Electric Vehicles/Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles/Hybrid Electric Vehicles demand trends.
Major opportunities.
Battery technology trends.
Battery materials technology trends.
Battery technology, political and standards risks.
Challenges ahead.
Price trends.
Cost trends.
The competitive landscape.
Japanese, Korean and Chinese rivalry.
Producer market shares.
Partnerships and joint ventures.
Profiles of 50 leading foreign and US manufacturers are given, along with 15 tables and 33 figures.

Some Companies Covered Include:

A123 Systems, Inc.
Automotive Energy Supply Corporation
Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc.
Amperex Technology Ltd.
Cheil Industries Inc.
China Bak Battery Inc
Dynapack International Technology Corporation
E-One Moli Energy Corp
Ener1, Inc.
Iljin Copper Foil Co., Ltd.
Kanto Denka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Kureha Corporation
Lg Chem Limited
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.
Nec Corporation
Nichia Corporation
Ningbo Shanshan Co., Ltd
Nippon Carbon Co. Ltd.
Panasonic Corporation
Phostech Lithium
Saft Groupe S.A.
Samsung SDI Company Limited
Sanyo Electric Co Limited
Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Company Limited
Stella Chemifa Corporation
Tonengeneral Sekiyu K.K.
Toshiba Corporation
Ube Industries Ltd.
Ultralife Corporation
Umicore S.A
Valence Technology
To view all companies mentioned and the reports full table of contents, please visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b1e63f/the_future_of_lith

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