It is understood that the internationally renowned brand of laptop battery raw materials are made of Japan vendor supplies. By the effect of Japan earthquakes, the brand of laptop batteries supply crisis of a stock. Where there are Dell
Dell Inspiron 1545 battery, Samsung, Panasonic, Sony, etc.
In fact, affected may just portable lithium batteries, also has a digital camera, LCD panels, which are selling Apple iPhone4 and iPad2 may face supply problems. Japan is the world's electronic materials of leading the country, many electronic materials by Japan manufacturers dominated by global market share of more than 70%. Although most of the electronic materials factory is not in the disaster area, but may also affect production due to insufficient power supply interruption, or, which further influenced the production of downstream electronics industry.
Portable lithium batteries: impact
Taiwan according to Digitimes Research, Sanyo, Panasonic and Sony portable lithium batteries in the global market share, being Korea LG, Samsung and China manufacturers extrusion and decline year by year, but Japan Furukawa Electric, Hitachi, JX-Japanese mine and Mitsubishi Chemical 4 material manufacturers are 55.9% of the four lithium battery material in the world market share. Four cathode materials for lithium battery materials are the diaphragm, and the anode and electrolyte.
In the earthquake, not including Sony factory closures, Furukawa Electric, Hitachi, JX day mine and the Mitsubishi chemical factory is located in the affected area or close to the disaster area.
Among them, Furukawa Electric and electrolytic copper foil for lithium battery market share up to 55% shares, while its factories in Tochigi counties disaster areas in this city; Hitachi is the world's largest manufacturers of lithium-ion battery anode material, market share as high as 50%, its plant in Ibaraki Prefecture; JX-Japanese mine is the world's major manufacturers of lithium battery cathode material, its factory in Ibaraki Prefecture; 25%, Mitsubishi Chemical has a lithium battery electrolyte material market share, there are also part of the plant in Ibaraki Prefecture.
Taiwan Industrial Technology Research Institute study reports that, Ibaraki Prefecture although not at the Centre of the earthquake, but five to six on the seismic intensity will still have an impact on production, as well as causing damage to equipment and buildings.
"Laptop now important standards is the battery life, Japan materials out of the battery, and stable performance. "Liu Houde pointed out that, although peak battery considering alternatives, but the final product to customers through testing.
Despite the global portable lithium battery market was an oversupply of some inventory, including peak battery, but by now the inventory estimates, digestion is completed in two in March, Liu Houde added that portable lithium batteries in the months ahead may supply shortage crisis, lithium battery production equipment is produced mainly from Japan.
Peak battery HP, Dell, Lenovo, notebook computer giant lithium battery supply chain in laptop lithium-ion battery market share currently close to 20%.
BYD stock battery business in charge of the Department also said that the Japan earthquake has an impact on laptop battery supply, but little impact on lithium battery for mobile phones. Because phone lithium battery material nationalization of basic had.
IPhone parts: 30% Japan procurement
However, electronic material in the upper reaches of panic spread.
"IPhone and iPad component supply problems. "Foxconn a supplier on the business news that, iPhone and iPad many fine components from Japan manufacturers purchase, so Apple related personnel have been flying to Asia Japan, coordination of supply issues.
However, Foxconn did not confirm the claim.
Japan reliance on the production area, making Apple and Dell (
Dell Inspiron 6400 battery) both domestic IT industry giants face end of embarrassment
In my opinion, regardless of vendor or manufacturer,they should get lessons and tips from this disaster, and start with the supply chain as a whole,has fully protective measures when disaster coming in a timely manner, it can ease, ensure normal and orderly to be having supply chain.
