Synopsis
As the world's major production base of consumer electronics, China has witnessed rapid growth in output of various products. This is particularly true of mobile phones, whose output rose from 560 million in 2008 to 1.46 billion in 2013, with a CAGR of 21.1%. Moreover, the total output of computers in different types increased from 137 million in 2008 to 352 million in 2013, at a CAGR of 20.8%. Currently, China has become the largest MLCC producer and consumer around the globe, leading the world in output and sales volume. In 2013, the output of MLCC in China reached 1.376 trillion pieces, up 10.3% from a year earlier, while the demand for MLCC came to 1.512 trillion pieces, up 13.3% on a year-on-year basis.
Judging from the structure of the demand for MLCC products, the demand from consumer electronics occupied the biggest share, attaining RMB20.39 billion in 2013, making up 67.7% of the total demand. That was followed by industrial products represented by industrial control equipment, medical electronics, and automotive electronics, whose demand amounted to RMB7.015 billion the same year, holding 23.3% market share. In addition, the accelerated electronization and informatization in military equipment also helped raise its demand for MLCC, with the market size reaching RMB1.947 billion in 2013, equaling to 6.5% of the total.
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In terms of the worldwide competitive landscape, major MLCC manufacturers largely come from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, e.g. Murata, TDK, TAIYO YUDEN and KYOCERA from Japan, Samsung Electro-Mechanics from South Korea, Yageo and Walsin from Taiwan. In 2013, Murata, the world's largest MLCC manufacturer, took up 21.5% market share; Samsung Electro-Mechanics retained its second position after surpassing TDK in 2009, hitting 20.2% market share; TDK ranked third with 12.7%.