Lithium nickel cobalt aluminate (NCA) can be used as a cathode material for lithium-ion batteries, and standardization has become a mainstream trend in industry development.

Lithium-ion battery cathode materials can be divided into polyanionic structural compounds, sharp stone structural materials, and lithium metal oxides with hexagonal layered structures. Lithium nickel cobalt aluminate (NCA) is a lithium nickel oxide-derived material with the chemical formula Li (NiCoAl) O2. It has the advantages of green environmental protection, large rate, high capacity ratio, and stable structure. It is widely used in aluminum shell batteries, polymer lithium batteries, Cylindrical batteries and power batteries are widely used in new energy vehicles, etching machines, portable laser equipment, etc. as their end markets.

The main preparation methods of lithium nickel cobalt aluminate include chemical co-precipitation method and high-temperature solid phase method. It first uses chemical co-precipitation method to precipitate the two elements of nickel and cobalt in the raw material solution at the same time, and then prepares it through cleaning, drying and other processes. Binary nickel cobalt hydroxide, and then use high-temperature solid phase method to react the binary nickel cobalt hydroxide with aluminum oxide and aluminum hydroxide under high temperature conditions, and then obtain the finished product through processes such as sintering and crushing. The lithium nickel cobalt aluminate industry has high technical barriers and requires strict control of parameters to avoid uneven particle size and high impurity content.

In recent years, the Chinese government has attached great importance to the development of the lithium nickel cobalt aluminate industry. In April 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the “Announcement of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China (No. 7 of 2023)”. The document clearly mentioned that the industry standard will be launched in 2023. Officially implemented on November 1, the standard has strict regulations on the classification, inspection and testing of lithium nickel cobalt aluminate. It is expected that standardization will become the mainstream development trend of my country’s lithium nickel cobalt aluminate industry in the future.

According to the “2023-2028 China Lithium Nickel Cobalt Aluminate (NCA) Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report span>》shows that lithium nickel cobalt aluminate can be used as a cathode material for lithium-ion batteries. Benefiting from national policy support and the improvement of independent research and development capabilities of local companies, the prosperity of my country’s lithium-ion battery industry continues to improve. According to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, my country’s lithium-ion battery production will reach 750GWh in 2022, a year-on-year increase of more than 130%. Lithium nickel cobalt aluminate is a high-nickel cathode material. As the development of downstream industries accelerates, its market demand continues to grow.

​ ​ Changyuan Lithium, Shanshan Co., Ltd., Hainan Mining, Rongtong Hi-Tech Advanced Materials, etc. are the representative companies of lithium nickel cobalt aluminate in my country. Changyuan Like focuses on the research, development, production and sales of high-efficiency lithium-ion battery cathode materials. It participated in the formulation of the industry standard “Lithium Nickel Cobalt Aluminate (NCA) for Lithium-ion Batteries”.

Industry analysts said that lithium nickel cobalt aluminate has the advantages of green environmental protection and high rate. As a commonly used lithium-ion battery cathode Materials, market demand is strong. In recent years, benefiting from the rapid development of downstream industries, my country’s lithium nickel cobalt aluminate market space has continued to expand. In the future, with the support of national policies and the improvement of independent research and development capabilities of local enterprises, my country’s lithium nickel cobalt aluminate industry will gradually develop in a standardized direction.