Asahi Kasei will build a new plant for insulation materials for lead-acid storage batteries in India

Asahi Kasei will build a new plant for insulation materials for lead-acid storage batteries in India
.
The investment amount is approximately JPY 2 billion
.
The country will promote the automotive industry and rapidly increase demand for
automotive battery parts.
In addition, considering the unstable power supply, emergency equipment
in the event of a power outage is also increasing.
At the time of the spread of the Idling STOP vehicle, the global lead-acid battery market was growing steadily, and local production was being strengthened to respond to customer needs
.

Currently, Asahi Kasei's U.
S.
Dara Mick will build a polyethylene film
made of separator material for lead-acid batteries in Gujarat, India.
It was completed in 2016 and began commercial operation
in mid-2017.
A production line will be started at the latest, and the company will explore the increase
in production lines as demand increases.

The capacity of the new plant has not yet been disclosed
.
However, in the case of separator for lithium-ion secondary batteries, the investment of this scale is more likely to reach an annual output of 10 million to 20 million square meters
.

In India, Sheets, which have been imported from production bases in Europe and the U.
S.
, will have a cut plant at the request of customers
.
Lead storage battery companies accelerated their entry into India and decided to integrate production
from the previous process.
Plants for the former process are now also available
in the U.
S.
, Europe, Thailand, and China.

Asahi Kasei is the world's largest separator for lead-acid batteries, with a market share of more than 50
%.
Sales in 2014 were USD
320 million.
In the automotive segment, it accounts for more than
80% of the total share.
In 2015, Asahi Kasei acquired the lead-acid battery division of Poly pore, the world's largest battery
separator.