The zinc-manganese battery industry is developing rapidly and my country is the world’s largest producer and exporter.

Zinc-manganese batteries are also called dry batteries, alkaline zinc-manganese batteries, and alkaline-manganese batteries. They refer to primary batteries with manganese dioxide as the positive electrode, zinc as the negative electrode, and ammonium chloride aqueous solution as the electrolyte. Different from lithium batteries, zinc-manganese batteries have the advantages of low temperature resistance, long storage time, large capacity, and suitable for high current discharge. According to different structures, zinc-manganese batteries can be divided into three types: cardboard batteries, paste batteries and thin film batteries. Paste batteries have been used as early as the early 20th century and are currently one of the most widely used zinc-manganese battery varieties.

According to the “2022-2027 Zinc-Manganese Battery Industry In-depth Market Research and Investment Strategy Suggestions Report released by the Industrial Research Center, in Driven by scientific and technological innovation, my country’s zinc-manganese battery industry has developed rapidly and has gradually replaced traditional dry batteries. my country is the world’s largest zinc-manganese battery producer. In recent years, my country’s zinc-manganese battery market has maintained a stable supply, and output has shown a slight growth trend. According to statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, my country’s output of primary batteries and primary battery packs will reach 41.12 billion units in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 0.7%. As the automation level of zinc-manganese battery production continues to improve, it is expected that by 2024, the output of primary batteries and primary battery packs in my country will exceed 42.0 billion units.

In recent years, my country’s zinc-manganese battery production no longer uses mercury as a protective agent, greatly reducing environmental pollution. Driven by environmental awareness, overseas markets have increasingly strong demand for my country’s zinc-manganese batteries, and my country has become the world’s largest exporter of zinc-manganese batteries. According to statistics from the General Administration of Customs of China, my country’s zinc-manganese battery export volume reached 16.26 billion units from January to July 2021, a year-on-year increase of 3.9%; the export value reached US$1.09 billion, a year-on-year increase of 8.5%. Nigeria, the United States, and Tanzania are my country’s main importers of zinc-manganese batteries.

The upstream of the zinc-manganese battery industry chain supplies raw materials, including manganese dioxide, graphite, zinc powder, acetylene black, separator paper, steel shells, etc. Among them, manganese dioxide and zinc powder account for the larger production costs of zinc-manganese batteries and are the core Raw materials; the midstream is zinc-manganese battery production and manufacturing, including cardboard batteries, paste batteries, etc.; the downstream is application fields, including cameras, electric toys, flashlights, radio-controlled aircraft models and sea models, etc.

With the continuous deepening of national environmental protection policies and supply-side structural reforms, green and environmentally friendly zinc-manganese batteries will gradually become the mainstream of the market. Some small and medium-sized enterprises whose battery products do not meet the quality standards are gradually eliminated from the market, and the concentration of the zinc-manganese battery industry is expected to increase.

Industry analysts said that zinc-manganese batteries, as an alternative to traditional dry batteries that are prone to pollution, have developed rapidly driven by technological innovation. As the world’s largest producer and exporter of zinc-manganese batteries, my country’s zinc-manganese battery industry has developed steadily in recent years, with exports continuing to expand and achieving an industry trade surplus. With the support of national policies, the market space of my country’s leading zinc-manganese battery companies will be expanded, and green and environmentally friendly zinc-manganese batteries will receive widespread attention.