Global battery demand will increase 4.8 percent annually through 2012. China will record the largest gains and surpass the US as the largest market. Consumer battery demand will outperform the market as a whole. Non-lead-acid secondary battery market gains will outpace demand for primary and lead-acid secondary batteries.

This study analyzes the $71 billion world battery industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1997, 2002 and 2007, and forecasts for 2012 and 2017 by battery chemistry (e.g., conventional, advanced, fuel cells), battery product (e.g., primary, secondary), market (e.g., consumer, automotive, industrial), world region and for 32 countries.

The study also considers market environment variables, evaluates company market share and profiles 37 industry players, including Johnson Controls, SANYO Electric, and Exide Technologies.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


SECTION                                                                      PAGE

               INTRODUCTION                                                   xii

          I.   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                                1

         II.   MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                               4
               General                                                          4
               World Economic Overview                                          5
                   Recent Economic Performance                                  6
                   World Economic Outlook                                       8
               Personal Income & Expenditure Trends                            11
               World Demographic Outlook                                       16
               World Gross Fixed Investment Outlook                            18
               World Manufacturing Outlook                                     21
               World Motor Vehicle Outlook                                     23
                   Motor Vehicles in Use                                       24
                   Motor Vehicle Production Trends                             26
                   Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Outlook                           29
               World Electrical/Electronics Sector Outlook                     34
               Pricing Patterns                                                36
               Technology                                                      39
                   Battery Construction & Operation                            40
                   Conventional Battery Chemistries                            43
                     Alkaline                                                  43
                     Zinc-Carbon/Zinc-Chloride                                 44
                     Lead-Acid                                                 44
                     Nickel-Cadmium                                            45
                     Others                                                    45
                   Advanced Battery Chemistries                                46
                     Lithium                                                   47
                     Nickel-Metal Hydride                                      50
                     Zinc-Air                                                  51
                     Rechargeable Alkaline                                     51
                     Others                                                    52
                   Fuel Cells & Other Alternative Power Sources                53
                     Fuel Cells                                                54
                     Other Sources of Power                                    57
               Environmental & Regulatory Issues                               60

        III.   SUPPLY & DEMAND                                                 63
               General                                                         63
               Regional Overview                                               64
                   Battery Demand                                              65
                   Battery Production                                          70
                   International Trade                                         73
               Demand by Product                                               75
                   Primary                                                     76
                     Alkaline                                                  79
                     Zinc-Carbon/Zinc-Chloride                                 81
                     Lithium                                                   84
                     Other                                                     86
                   Secondary                                                   89
                     Lead-Acid                                                 92
                     Lithium-Based                                             95
                     Nickel-Based                                              98
                     Other                                                    101
               Demand by Market                                               103
                   Consumer                                                   105
                   Automotive                                                 107
                   Industrial & Other                                         110

         IV.   NORTH AMERICA                                                  113
               General                                                        113
                   Primary Battery Outlook                                    117
                   Secondary Battery Outlook                                  118
               United States                                                  121
               Canada                                                         129
               Mexico                                                         137

          V.   WESTERN EUROPE                                                 145
               General                                                        145
                   Primary Battery Outlook                                    150
                   Secondary Battery Outlook                                  152
               Germany                                                        155
               France                                                         163
               United Kingdom                                                 171
               Italy                                                          179
               Spain                                                          187
               Other Western Europe                                           195
                   Netherlands                                                205
                   Belgium                                                    206
                   Sweden                                                     207
                   Austria                                                    208
                   Switzerland                                                209
                   All Other                                                  211

         VI.   ASIA/PACIFIC                                                   213
               General                                                        213
                   Primary Battery Outlook                                    219
                   Secondary Battery Outlook                                  220
               China                                                          223
               Japan                                                          233
               South Korea                                                    243
               India                                                          251
               Taiwan                                                         259
               Indonesia                                                      266
               Other Asia/Pacific                                             274
                   Australia                                                  284
                   Hong Kong                                                  285
                   Singapore                                                  286
                   All Other                                                  287

        VII.   OTHER REGIONS                                                  289
               Latin America: General                                         289
                   Latin America: Primary Battery Outlook                     293
                   Latin America: Secondary Battery Outlook                   294
                   Brazil                                                     297
                   Other Latin America                                        305
                     Argentina                                                314
                     Colombia                                                 316
                     All Other                                                317
               Eastern Europe: General                                        318
                   Eastern Europe: Primary Battery Outlook                    322
                   Eastern Europe: Secondary Battery Outlook                  324
                   Russia                                                     326
                   Other Eastern Europe                                       334
                     Poland                                                   344
                     Ukraine                                                  345
                     Czech Republic                                           346
                     All Other                                                347
               Africa/Mideast: General                                        348
                   Africa/Mideast: Primary Battery Outlook                    352
                   Africa/Mideast: Secondary Battery Outlook                  354
                   Africa/Mideast: Supply & Demand by Country                 357
                     South Africa                                             359
                     Turkey                                                   360
                     Iran                                                     361
                     Other                                                    362

       VIII.   INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                             364
               General                                                        364
               Industry Composition                                           365
               Market Share                                                   368
                   Primary Batteries                                          369
                   Lead-Acid Secondary Batteries                              371
                   Other Secondary Batteries                                  372
               Research & Product Development                                 374
               Manufacturing                                                  375
               Marketing & Distribution                                       377
               Cooperative Agreements                                         379
               Financial Requirements                                         386
               Mergers & Acquisitions                                         387
               Company Profiles                                               389
                   ABS, see Saft Groupe SA
                   Acumuladores Moura SA                                      390
                   AGM Batteries Limited, see GS Yuasa Corporation
                   Amara Raja Batteries Limited, see Johnson Controls
                   Automotive Energy Supply Corporation, see NEC
                   Banner GmbH                                                392
                   Baoding Jin Fengfan Storage Battery Company Limited        394
                   BYD Company Limited                                        395
                   C&D Technologies Incorporated                              396
                   Century Yuasa Batteries Pty Limited, see GS Yuasa
                   Cobasys LLC, see Energy Conversion Devices
                   Compact Power Incorporated, see LG Chem Limited
                   Danionics Asia Limited, see GP Batteries International
                   Duracell Incorporated, see Procter & Gamble Company
                   EaglePicher Corporation                                    398
                   East Penn Manufacturing Company Incorporated               400
                   Electrochem Solutions Incorporated, see Greatbatch
                   Energizer Holdings Incorporated                            404
                   Energy Conversion Devices Incorporated                     407
                   EnerSys                                                    410
                   Eveready Industries India Limited                          416
                   Exide Industries Limited                                   417
                   Exide Technologies                                         419
                   Furukawa Electric Company Limited                          425
                   Global Battery Company Limited, see GS Yuasa
                   GP Batteries International Limited                         427
                   Greatbatch Incorporated                                    430
                   Grupo Cegasa                                               433
                   GS Battery USA Incorporated, see GS Yuasa Corporation
                   GS Yuasa Corporation                                       435
                   Guangzhou Tiger Head Battery Group Company Limited         439
                   Hitachi Limited                                            441
                   Huanyu Power Source Company Limited                        444
                   Johnson Controls Incorporated                              445
                   LG Chem Limited                                            450
                   Lithium Energy Japan, see GS Yuasa Corporation                
                   Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited             452
                   MK Battery, see East Penn Manufacturing Company
                   Mobile Energy Company, see SANYO Electric Company
                   Mutlu Aku ve Malzemeleri Sanayi AS                         456
                   NEC Corporation                                            457
                   Ovonic Battery Company, see Energy Conversion Devices
                   Panasonic EV Energy, see Matsushita Electric Industrial
                   Procter & Gamble Company                                   460
                   Renata SA, see Swatch Group Limited                           
                   Saft Groupe SA                                             462
                   Samsung SDI Company Limited                                467
                   SANYO GS Soft Energy, see GS Yuasa and SANYO 
                     Electric
                   SANYO Electric Company Limited                             469
                   Simplo Technology Company Limited                          473
                   Sony Corporation                                           474
                   Sovlux Battery Company, see Energy Conversion Devices
                   Spectrum Brands Incorporated                               476
                   Swatch Group Limited                                       479
                   Tata AutoComp GY Batteries Pvt Limited, see GS Yuasa 
                   Toshiba Corporation                                        481
                   Trojan Battery Company                                     482
                   VARTA AG                                                   483
                   Varta Automotive, see Johnson Controls Incorporated
                   VARTA Consumer Batteries, see Spectrum Brands
                   Zhongyin Ningbo Battery, see GP Batteries International
                   Additional Companies Mentioned in Study                    484

                                LIST OF TABLES
                                        
TABLE NUMBER                                                                 PAGE

                  SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
                  Summary Table                                                 3

                  SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
               1  World Gross Domestic Product by Region                       11
               2  World Per Capita GDP by Region                      	       13
               3  World Population by Region                                   18
               4  World Gross Fixed Investment by Region                       21
               5  World Manufacturing Value Added by Region                    23
               6  World Motor Vehicles in Use by Region                        25
               7  World Motor Vehicle Production by Region                     28
               8  World Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Sales by Region & Type       34
               9  World Battery Pricing Patterns                               38
              10  World Commercial Fuel Cell Demand                            56

                  SECTION III -- SUPPLY & DEMAND
               1  World Battery Demand by Region                               67
               2  World Battery Shipments by Region                            72
               3  World Battery Net Exports by Region                          75
               4  World Battery Demand by Product                              76
               5  World Primary Battery Demand by Chemistry                    78
               6  World Primary Alkaline Battery Demand by Region              81
               7  World Zinc-Carbon/Zinc-Chloride Demand by Region             84
               8  World Primary Lithium Battery Demand by Region               86
               9  World Other Primary Battery Demand by Region                 89
              10  World Secondary Battery Demand by Chemistry                  91
              11  World Lead-Acid Battery Demand by Region                     95
              12  World Lithium-Based Secondary Battery Demand by Region       98
              13  World Nickel-Based Secondary Battery Demand by Region       101
              14  World Other Secondary Battery Demand by Region              103
              15  World Battery Demand by Market                              104
              16  World Consumer Battery Demand by Region                     107
              17  World Automotive Battery Demand by Market, Vehicle 
                    Type & Region                                             109
              18  World Industrial & Other Battery Demand by Region           112

                  SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
               1  North America Battery Supply & Demand                       116
               2  North America Primary Battery Demand                        118
               3  North America Secondary Battery Demand                      120
               4  United States Battery Supply & Demand                       124
               5  United States Primary Battery Demand                        126
               6  United States Secondary Battery Demand                      128
               7  Canada Battery Supply & Demand                              132
               8  Canada Primary Battery Demand                               134
               9  Canada Secondary Battery Demand                             136
              10  Mexico Battery Supply & Demand                              140
              11  Mexico Primary Battery Demand                               142
              12  Mexico Secondary Battery Demand                             144

                  SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
               1  Western Europe Battery Supply & Demand                      149
               2  Western Europe Primary Battery Demand                       152
               3  Western Europe Secondary Battery Demand                     154
               4  Germany Battery Supply & Demand                             158
               5  Germany Primary Battery Demand                              160
               6  Germany Secondary Battery Demand                            162
               7  France Battery Supply & Demand                              166
               8  France Primary Battery Demand                               168
               9  France Secondary Battery Demand                             170
              10  United Kingdom Battery Supply & Demand                      174
              11  United Kingdom Primary Battery Demand                       176
              12  United Kingdom Secondary Battery Demand                     178
              13  Italy Battery Supply & Demand                               182
              14  Italy Primary Battery Demand                                184
              15  Italy Secondary Battery Demand                              186
              16  Spain Battery Supply & Demand                               190
              17  Spain Primary Battery Demand                                192
              18  Spain Secondary Battery Demand                              194
              19  Other Western Europe Battery Supply & Demand                198
              20  Other Western Europe Primary Battery Demand                 200
              21  Other Western Europe Secondary Battery Demand               202
              22  Other Western Europe Battery Supply & Demand by Country     204
              23  Other Western Europe Primary & Secondary Battery Demand 
                    by Country                                                205

                  SECTION VI --ASIA/PACIFIC
               1  Asia/Pacific Battery Supply & Demand                        218
               2  Asia/Pacific Primary Battery Demand                         220
               3  Asia/Pacific Secondary Battery Demand                       222
               4  China Battery Supply & Demand                               228
               5  China Primary Battery Demand                                230
               6  China Secondary Battery Demand                              232
               7  Japan Battery Supply & Demand                               237
               8  Japan Primary Battery Demand                                239
               9  Japan Secondary Battery Demand                              242
              10  South Korea Battery Supply & Demand                         246
              11  South Korea Primary Battery Demand                          248
              12  South Korea Secondary Battery Demand                        250
              13  India Battery Supply & Demand                               254
              14  India Primary Battery Demand                                256
              15  India Secondary Battery Demand                              258
              16  Taiwan Battery Supply & Demand                              262
              17  Taiwan Primary Battery Demand                               263
              18  Taiwan Secondary Battery Demand                             265
              19  Indonesia Battery Supply & Demand                           269
              20  Indonesia Primary Battery Demand                            271
              21  Indonesia Secondary Battery Demand                          273
              22  Other Asia/Pacific Battery Supply & Demand                  277
              23  Other Asia/Pacific Primary Battery Demand                   279
              24  Other Asia/Pacific Secondary Battery Demand                 281
              25  Other Asia/Pacific Battery Supply & Demand by Country       283

                  SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
               1  Latin America Battery Supply & Demand                       292
               2  Latin America Primary Battery Demand                        294
               3  Latin America Secondary Battery Demand                      296
               4  Brazil Battery Supply & Demand                              300
               5  Brazil Primary Battery Demand                               302
               6  Brazil Secondary Battery Demand                             304
               7  Other Latin America Battery Supply & Demand                 308
               8  Other Latin America Primary Battery Demand                  310
               9  Other Latin America Secondary Battery Demand                312
              10  Other Latin America Battery Supply & Demand by Country      314
              11  Eastern Europe Battery Supply & Demand                      322
              12  Eastern Europe Primary Battery Demand                       323
              13  Eastern Europe Secondary Battery Demand                     325
              14  Russia Battery Supply & Demand                              329
              15  Russia Primary Battery Demand                               331
              16  Russia Secondary Battery Demand                             333
              17  Other Eastern Europe Battery Supply & Demand                337
              18  Other Eastern Europe Primary Battery Demand        	      339
              19  Other Eastern Europe Secondary Battery Demand               341
              20  Other Eastern Europe Battery Supply & Demand by Country     343
              21  Africa/Mideast Battery Supply & Demand                      352
              22  Africa/Mideast Primary Battery Demand                       354
              23  Africa/Mideast Secondary Battery Demand                     356
              24  Africa/Mideast Battery Supply & Demand by Country           358

                  SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
               1  Battery Sales for Selected Manufacturers, 2007              367
               2  Selected Cooperative Agreements                             381
               3  Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                        388

                                 LIST OF CHARTS
                                        
CHART NUMBER                                                                 PAGE

               SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
           1   Relationship Between Per Capita Battery Demand & 
                   Per Capita GDP, 2007                               	       15
           2   World Battery Deflators, 1997-2017                              39
           3   Basic Battery Construction                                      41

               SECTION III -- SUPPLY & DEMAND
           1   World Battery Demand by Region                                  68
           2   World Battery Demand Projected 2007-2012 Annual Rate 
                   of Growth   69
           3   World Battery Shipments by Region, 2007                         73
           4   World Primary Battery Demand by Chemistry, 2007                 79
           5   World Secondary Battery Demand by Chemistry, 2007               92
           6   World Battery Demand by Market, 2007                           105

               SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
           1   North America Battery Demand by Country, 2007                  117

               SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
           1   Western Europe Battery Demand by Country, 2007                 150

               SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
           1   Asia/Pacific Battery Demand by Country, 2007                   219

               SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1   World Battery Market Share by Company, 2007                    369
           2   World Primary Battery Market Share by Company, 2007            370
           3   World Lead-Acid Battery Market Share by Company, 2007          372
           4   World Non-Lead-Acid Secondary Battery Market Share by
                   Company, 2007                                              373