When can the battery without mercury era come?

As we all know the dangers of mercury-containing Digital Camcorder Battery, as early as 1997, the state ministries and commissions on the jointly developed the “on the limitation provisions of mercury batteries.” Clearly stated: By January 1, 2006 to prohibit the domestic distribution of mercury is greater than the battery weight of 0.0001% of the alkaline zinc-manganese batteries, basically achieving production and sales of mercury-free battery.

But the end of 2006, mercury-containing zinc carbon batteries still account for more than 70% of sales.

Over the years, mercury contamination of used batteries has been a troubled one of the focus of China’s environmental protection by the widespread concern in society. As early as 1997, China Light Industry Association, Economic and Trade Commission, Ministry of Internal Trade, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, the State Industry and Commerce Administration, the National Environmental Protection Agency, the Customs Department, Bureau of Technical Supervision, the State Import and Export Commodities Inspection Bureau nine ministries and commissions jointly issued “on the restriction of the provisions of mercury batteries,” a notice to prohibit the production and sale of mercury batteries has developed a timetable and clearly pointed out: “From January 1, 2001 onwards, to ban mercury 0.025% greater than the weight of the battery cell production “as a starting point to” January 1, 2006, the ban on domestic distribution of mercury batteries is greater than the weight of 0.0001% of the alkaline zinc-manganese battery “as the end point, the basic realization of the battery production and Digital Camera Battery sales mercury-free. But by the end of 2006, this goal has not yet reached.

China Battery Industry Association, vice chairman and secretary general Wang Jingzhong a recent interview with reporters, talked about: To uphold the mercury-free battery production direction.

In accordance with the “Nine ministries and commissions,” proposing a timetable for 2006 is the last year, in 2007 a joint operation of all relevant departments shall, in the battery industry carry out a census to see which companies meet the standard, which enterprises do not meet; must be to strengthen quality supervision and law enforcement; there is no compliance of the enterprises with a deadline for rectification, rectification unqualified and should be firmly closed. At the same time, should actively promote the use of non-polluting “green batteries.”

Elimination of pollution of waste mercury-free batteries is a fundamental policy

In recent years, recycling of waste batteries sent to relevant agencies has been a focus on environmental initiatives have been promoted, but the collected used batteries has become a problem how to deal with. Beijing, Shanghai, Shijiazhuang and other cities focused on the recovery of bodies of 100 tons of used batteries, while the existing technology can not deal with these waste batteries. Wang Jingzhong the Secretary-General and other experts believe: to solve the pollution problem of used Canon Battery basic way is to achieve a one-time production of mercury-free batteries.

Used batteries to the environment pollution comes mainly from mercury and cadmium in batteries and other chemical elements, these are the batteries in the production process additives, add the role of mercury is mainly anti-corrosion and maintain a stable battery, so that the battery storage longer. Now, with advances in technology, this problem already has a better solution, without adding harmful substances such as mercury can also ensure a long battery storage and power stability. China Battery Industry Association recently announced the first batch of 11 mercury-free “green alkaline manganese battery products,” including the amount of the largest in the domestic market share of Fujian Nanping Nanfu Battery Co., Ltd production of “South Fu” brand alkaline manganese batteries, as well as the “Deer”, “555″, “white elephant”, “train”, “Changhong”, “Mustang” and “high power”, “three circles” and other 10 brands of alkaline manganese batteries. This 11 key enterprises of alkaline manganese batteries are the long-term storage, power and stability, but their mercury levels were below 0.0001%, of which Nanfu other three brands of mercury in alkaline manganese batteries is only 0.00002%, well below the limit. Such as mercury, close to or even lower than the uncontaminated soil naturally mercury content of waste mercury-free alkaline manganese batteries can be mixed with garbage collection and landfill.

Therefore, the promotion of mercury-free alkaline batteries, used batteries for distributed processing is a more appropriate approach. Wang Jingzhong pointed out: at home and abroad experimental data indicate that a battery waste pollution control in order to promote mercury-free battery production to achieve, the state currently does not encourage the concentration of environmental protection for the purpose of the collection.

Mercury-free alkaline manganese battery performance, cost-effective, resource conservation, environmental pollution, social parties concerned should step up publicity to raise consumer awareness and promote change in consumer attitudes, to encourage and promote the use of green consumers high-quality Canon NB-2L mercury-free alkaline manganese batteries.

Expansion of mercury-free battery production and marketing efforts from the two aspects of

Wang Jingzhong Secretary-General said: China’s enterprises and improved through the introduction of foreign advanced technology, have been resolved in the mercury-free batteries under conditions of long-term storage and maintain power stability of the future to promote the use of mercury-free alkaline battery, to make efforts on two One is to raise consumer awareness of mercury-free alkaline battery level, so that people understand the mercury-free alkaline batteries in environmental protection, cost-effective, and other areas, prompting everyone to purchase and use of this “Green Battery” ; Second, by strengthening supervision and strengthen law enforcement efforts to promote the industry, product structure adjustment, promote and help “green cells” production enterprises to expand production scale and market share.

Domestic enterprises to produce mercury-free alkaline battery power can be achieved with six times the mercury batteries, storage time can reach more than 3 years, or even 8 years, than to have a mercury-free battery to be much longer. Mercury-free alkaline batteries these advantages, there is no well-known. Nanfu Battery launch the concept of 1:6, a Nanfu battery effect is six times the normal battery. Fujian Nanping Nanfu Battery Co., Ltd. Ding, managing director general, said: 6 times the concept is rather conservative concept. The most we launch came here eight times more, but from the perspective of the consumer in charge, we only mentioned six times, this effect is to ensure consumers.

Wang Jingzhong Secretary-General said: alkaline manganese batteries are in many ways the performance of ordinary Canon NB-2LH batteries can not be compared, such as electrical current, toys, razors, and so the use of regular batteries reach the effect of alkaline manganese batteries. In addition, conservation of resources is also very impressive, zinc as a battery raw materials, to use ordinary batteries to 5.6 grams and as alkaline batteries used in 3.5 grams on it.

Battery manufacture than ordinary alkaline batteries much more difficult because of the purity of raw materials higher, purification itself, the price will be high, manufacturing costs are high. We produce mercury-free battery technology is mature and is mass-produced, the cost does increase a lot, but on their own be able to digest. Price will not change, consumers can be assured.

Wang Jingzhong Secretary-General also said: alkaline manganese batteries and zinc-manganese batteries compared to the actual results should be more than six times the price, from a retail perspective, is almost 6 times. This is a more reasonable price. The implementation of mercury-free batteries is to environmental protection, increased costs, but not transferred to the consumers. Only in this way, green, environmentally-friendly alkaline manganese batteries to get consumer recognition, more rapid promotion, environmental protection purposes only hope to achieve.

Another aspect of the industry adjustment of product structure is also very important. Wang Jingzhong Secretary-General said: In accordance with the provisions of nine ministries and commissions in 2006, and last year, if not reach the rectification, we must close. The implementation of mercury-free and compulsory execution, the workload is very large, the first batch of 11 key enterprises have already achieved compliance in the future also will be gradually released, the current domestic scale there are dozens of enterprises, strengthen supervision and increase law enforcement from the start here. “Cut-off ban order” is still valid need to strengthen the coordination of joint law enforcement

The use of alkaline batteries in many developed countries on environmental protection has become the consensus. In the United States and Canada, alkaline battery market share had already reached more than 80% market share of alkaline batteries in Japan in 2004 has exceeded 60%. Developed countries, the share of growth in the use of alkaline batteries, in large measure to solve the Canon NB-3L battery pollution.

In contrast, we have a large gap between China Battery Industry Association, according to Zhang Shanmei Description: 2005 China’s output of 30.5 billion batteries, but the alkaline manganese battery production is only 6.5 billion, accounting for around 20%. Among these, the green mercury-free, low-mercury-free products has accounted for only 60%. Thus, Zhang Shanmei, Wang Jingzhong and other experts put forward: to promote “Green Battery” urgent development of the industry.

Wang Jingzhong said: in 2006 the backbone of our companies have reached a mercury-free, this is a very good turning point, recently announced that 11 companies and their mercury-free green products, is to make consumers aware of these brands, so that everyone would go to the use of environmentally friendly batteries.

Wang Jingzhong Secretary-General, said: China Battery Industry Association in August 2006 organizations, special mercury alkali-manganese battery testing, organizers grouped into 11 companies alkaline manganese battery production site or distribution warehouses on-site sampling, commissioned by the State Quality Supervision and Testing of the battery light Center for mercury content in alkaline manganese batteries special inspection, the battery test results in line with national “Nine ministries and commissions,” jointly issued a document request, the battery indicator to mercury-free requirement, therefore, combined in recent years, the battery industry, product quality, unified inspection results, these product identified as the first “green alkaline manganese batteries products.” In 2007, it should be in a larger context of industry-wide hundreds of battery manufacturers census.

China Battery Industry Association, experts emphasized: the battery of mercury-containing products exceeded the amount of “cut-off ban order” will remain in force in 2007 to strengthen the supervision and strict law enforcement. On the “cut-off ban order”, or “nine ministries and commissions,” 1997 “notice”, Wang Jingzhong the Secretary-General said, December 31, 1997, China Light Industry Association, Economic and Trade Commission, Ministry of Internal Trade, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, the State Industry and Commerce Administration, the National Environmental Protection Agency, the Customs Department, Bureau of Technical Supervision, the State Import and Export Commodity Inspection Bureau and other nine ministries and commissions jointly issued the “battery products on the limited amount of mercury rule” notification requirement: since January 1, 2001, the ban of mercury in the domestic production of various types of battery weight is greater than 0.025% of the cells; since January 1, 2002 onwards, to prohibit distribution in the domestic Canon NB-4L market, various types of mercury content than weight of 0.025% of the battery cell.

Since January 1, 2005, the ban on domestic production of mercury batteries is greater than the weight of 0.0001% of the alkaline zinc-manganese batteries (not mercury content of less than 2% of the alkaline manganese and silver oxide button batteries); since 2006 January 1, the ban on domestic distribution of mercury is greater than the battery weight of 0.0001% of the alkaline zinc-manganese batteries.

“Nine ministries and commissions,” this “notice” is given a very specific timetable, but also to the industry and all enterprises earmarked for eight years, and now time has passed to strengthen supervision and strict law enforcement should be put on the agenda of the. Wang Jingzhong Secretary-General said: Now, to mercury-free standards for manufacturers are strongly urged to step up enforcement, this is indeed the restructuring of the industry a good opportunity for some manufacturers of products not meet environmental requirements, or the production of environmentally friendly batteries do not produce ability, they should be closed and re-shuffle.

Alkaline-manganese battery current domestic enterprises, on the scale of dozens of home, in 2007, we should first of these manufacturers to investigate the product testing, compliance will be gradually released for not compliance of the need to consider closed to production and sales have mercury batteries intensity also increase. According to the original goal, January 1, 2006 implementation of mercury-free, and enforcing, and now must adhere to this direction, the workload is very large, but in order to protect the environment, as well as to the healthy development of the battery industry, we must do so.

Wang Jingzhong Secretary-General said: not up to standard should be closed, for the battery business is a very good thing, on the one hand can promote the product structure adjustment, it can also allow industrial adjustment. Of course, this is a gradual process. The vision of the future development of that industry, large and small manufacturers, constantly eliminated, development, so as to concentration, and size until large capacity. If so, that is a virtuous development circles. To gradually achieve the same as the outside, the factory is small, but capacity is very great.

With regard to law enforcement, Wang Jingzhong Secretary-General said: Battery Industry Association, there is no law enforcement powers, law enforcement powers, a commercial department, a department of environmental protection, one is the business sector, there is a technical supervision department. For them to go to law enforcement. But the Canon NB-5H Battery Industry Association will actively appeal to and to help them do a good job-related investigations. 2007, we will urge the relevant departments to increase enforcement.

Battery raw materials end of round ten dominant market dream

May be very few people pay attention, whether it is domestic Nanfu, Deer battery, or foreign Panasonic, Sanyo batteries, their “inner core” are from Hunan, an electrolytic manganese dioxide Enterprise: Xiangtan Electrochemical single plant in the world the largest electrolytic manganese dioxide manufacturing enterprises, the main production of P-type electrolytic manganese dioxide, and mercury-free alkaline manganese electrolytic manganese dioxide, both of which are the main raw material manufacturing disposable batteries.

50-year-old state-owned enterprises to seek listing

Dating back to the last century, 50 years, relying on the rich manganese resources of Xiangtan, Xiangtan Electrochemical Plant (Xiangtan Electrochemical Group’s predecessor) came into being. In 1964, Xiangtan Electrochemical independently developed China’s first domestically produced electrolytic manganese dioxide tons, ending reliance on foreign imports of history. In 1997, Xiangtan Electrochemical Group, China has independently developed the first mercury-free alkaline manganese electrolytic manganese dioxide production lines, and the exclusive control of the poor production of electrolytic manganese dioxide manganese “secret” of China’s manganese ore resources to the poor majority, which shows that China has reached the field of electrolytic manganese dioxide, the international advanced level.

In 1997, Xiangtan Electrochemical Group began brewing market, the first step is to set up a joint-stock company. In September 2000, Xiangtan Electrochemical Group, as the main sponsor, the Joint Research Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Changsha and three other corporate units, set up the electro-chemical Technology Co., Ltd., Xiangtan, Xiangtan Electrochemical Group holds 87.25% of the shares, as Xiangtan Electrochemical Group is the local key state-owned enterprises, therefore, the controlling shareholder of Xiangtan Electrochemical Xiangtan City is actually the SASAC.

Since then, Xiangtan Electrochemical Group, in succession to its product line into Canon NB-5L the main power of Xiangtan, Xiangtan Electrochemical currently has five electrolytic manganese dioxide production lines, annual production capacity of more than 40,000 tons. At the same time, there are Hunan Xiangtan Electrochemical into the company, ZTE thermoelectric, electro-chemical Jingxi three holding subsidiaries. Xiangtan Electric Chemical Group is no longer engaged in the production of specific operations, but rather engaged in investment management, and the exercise of the rights of shareholders.

, Xiangtan Electrochemical listing, Xiangtan Electrochemical Group’s equity and further dilution down to 58.32 percent from 87.25 percent.

Battery raw materials overlord

Xiangtan Electric Delivery in the prospectus said the company is the world’s largest single-plant production capacity of electrolytic manganese dioxide production enterprises. In 2005, electrolytic manganese dioxide capacity of 42,000 tons, output of 39,000 tons, exports nearly 1.5 million tons, production capacity, output and export volume giant first in the country, in which mercury-free alkaline manganese dioxide electrolytic manganese dioxide in the domestic market share of up to 50% in the international market, also accounting for consumption, a Cheng, a well-deserved “battery raw materials overlord.”

Xiangtan Electrochemical red, chairman of weeks, said electrolytic manganese dioxide, a very high degree of industry concentration in 2005, the national capacity of 10,000 tons or more are 7, 2 million tons are 4, 3 million tons, only one of Xiangtan Electrochemical .

Xiangtan Electric said that with the electric company owned subsidiary of Jingxi 10,000 tons of annual production of mercury-free alkaline manganese dioxide electrolytic manganese dioxide production lines, as well as to invest in this fund-raising annual output of 20,000 tons of mercury-free alkaline manganese dioxide electrolytic manganese dioxide, technical innovation project put into operation, the company’s production capacity suddenly increased by 3 million tons of total production capacity to 6 million metric tons, annual output accounts for 60% of the domestic market.

At present, Xiangtan Electrochemical electrolytic manganese dioxide produced by widely used in Duracell, Energizer, South-fu, Panasonic and other well-known Canon NB-6L battery products.

Mercury-free batteries, “Seeking Gold”

For energy-saving and environmental protection considerations, mercury-free alkaline manganese batteries is the future direction of development of the battery, mercury-free alkaline manganese battery market demand maintained over 20% annual compound growth rate. 2006 market for mercury-free alkaline manganese dioxide electrolytic manganese dioxide demand will reach 10 million tons, while production capacity of domestic enterprises in 2006 was only 55,000 tons, with the capacity expansion of some enterprises, in 2007 I made can be up to 80,000 tons still a certain gap.

In contrast, P-type electrolytic manganese dioxide in a saturated market supply and demand. Xiangtan Electrochemical adjustment of the production structure will be part of the P-type electrolytic manganese dioxide production lines transformed into mercury-free alkaline manganese dioxide electrolytic manganese dioxide production lines, the public fund-raising is through the technological transformation project.

Grasp the “mercury-free” of this opportunity the past few years, Xiangtan Electrochemical great efforts to develop mercury-free alkaline manganese electrolytic manganese dioxide. 2003, 2004, 2005 and January-September 2006, Xiangtan Electrochemical mercury-free alkaline manganese production of electrolytic manganese dioxide which accounts for the respective proportions of total output reached 59.78%, 75.81%, 72.63% and 79.77%; None mercury-free alkaline manganese dioxide, electrolytic manganese sales accounted for the proportion of company’s main business revenue reached 56.30%, respectively, 73.91%, 79.93% and 79.28%, non-mercury-free alkaline manganese electrolytic manganese dioxide in the company the largest share of business, and year by year prove.

Power lithium battery production in China has entered the pilot phase of

Xishan District, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province by the New Holdings Co., Ltd. and Tsinghua University to build a power base for lithium batteries test recently in Beijing houshayu northeast of the town was completed and officially entered the pilot experiment. This is the first of China’s current construction of power lithium laptop battery in the test base at the end of this year is expected to be put into industrial production.

Lithium-ion batteries do not contain chromium, as compared with the nickel-chromium batteries, greatly reducing the environmental pollution. At present, the new wide by Jiangsu Co., Ltd. and Tsinghua University to develop joint power lithium battery, the price while higher than the average cell 1 / 3, but the battery life is two times higher than normal, and has large capacity, high-density, compact lightweight etc., are very suitable for light electric cars.

The project was officially included in the plan by the end of October last year, Tsinghua University, Department of Chemistry, Professor Qiu Xinping led by six scientists and the new technology of the project widely associated person in charge when the trial out of New Year’s Day this year, the first one finished battery, will be held before the Spring Festival the completion of the test, and accept the relevant state departments of testing, in March from a small batch production can be realized end of this year will be the full realization of industrial production. The entire project is expected to total investment from 200 million to 300 million yuan, is expected to value of up to 10 billion yuan.

Market research market still need to wait for the new charger

Last week, this reporter visited the capital of several appliance stores, as well as mobile phone stores and found that the current through the detection of these cell phone charger has not yet been sold, while in a number of new phones also did not charger interface designed in accordance with the harmonization of standards transformation. However, according to the relevant manufacturer, Universal charger will be available shortly.

In a well-known international brands of cell phone counter, this reporter found that the standard practice after the launch of several candy bar and slider phone is still used in its classic round charging interface design, and marketing personnel heard that there was no USB charging port, large-scale introduction of mobile phone messages. Another brand of counter assortment of mobile phones is also a few USB interface design, and the promoters said that even if the phone is used USB laptop batteries interface, does not guarantee you can share with other brands mobile phone charger, when the manufacturers in their training is also did not mention relevant information.

Consumers should be careful that, in an interview with a number of promoters suggested journalists can reprovision of a “universal charge”, that is by hand contact point position adjustment means for the different sections of the battery contacts, “This kind of charger have long been , and is not unfamiliar. “Gentile CATR environmental testing laboratory in Beijing Xin Jiang, director of the Department are especially remind consumers in the future use of a common cell phone charger, be sure to select products tested and certified , because the phone’s charging process is relatively complex, not a voltage of appropriate interfaces can be connected can be a normal charge. The past, many appear charger mobile phone battery explosion or fire the causes is the use of inferior charger. With the mobile phone charger universal, and consumers should not yield to the temptation cheaper to buy poor-quality universal charger.