Global and China Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitor (MLCC) Industry Report, 2019-2025

Electronic components like MLCC enjoy a rosy prospect alongside the burgeoning electronic manufacturing, the thriving internet and the prevalence of smart hardware.

MLCC was much sought after and its price kept rising worldwide in the first three quarters of 2018 as the global MLCC capacity structure changed and the robust demand from new applied markets of terminals grew substantially. Entering the fourth quarter of 2018, MLCC price fell a bit due to the Sino-US trade frictions, the decreasing demand for consumer electronics like smart phone, among others. As estimated, the world's MLCC market was worth $12.8 billion in 2018, surging by 21.9% on annualized basis. In 2025, the global MLCC market size will be up to $24 billion in pace with advances in communication standards and the popularization of new energy vehicle.

China is not only the key manufacturing base for global consumer electronics but also the world's producer and consumer of MLCCs. Spurred by strong demand from downstream industries, Chinese MLCC market is enlarging from RMB67.353 billion (up 21% YoY) in 2018 to expectedly RMB130.015 billion in 2025.

MLCC mainly finds application in such fields as consumer electronics, automotive electronics, industry/IoT/security, and military electronics. Noticeably, 64.2% of MLCCs get used in consumer electronics, accompanied by the rising share of MLCC use for new energy vehicle from 11.2% in 2018 to an estimated 19.3% in 2025 as new energy vehicle springs up.

The world-renowned MLCC vendors come mainly from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan (China) and they are divided into three echelons. The giants including Murata, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, TDK, Taiyo Yuden, and Yageo stay ahead of other peers by superiorities in ceramic powder materials and manufacturing technologies. Japanese players are in supremacy in small high-capacity and ceramic powder technologies and boast complete product matrices. The competitors from Taiwan (China), South Korea and the United States have their own edges, while the Mainland Chinese counterparts are in the third echelon.

Starting from 2017, Japanese and Korean MLCC tycoons have been pushing ahead with industrial upgrading and gearing towards small high-end capacitors with high capacity. The global under-capacity of MLCC caused MLCC price to rise ever in 2018, alluring key companies like Murata, Samsung, Yageo and Taiyo Yuden to lavish huge capital in capacity expansion successively. It is expected that global MLCC capacity will reach 6,100 billion units per year in 2025 and the tight supply will be eased then.

‘Global and China Multi-layer Ceramic Capacitor (MLCC) Industry Report, 2019-2025’ highlights the following:

• MLCC market (size, production & sales, demand, capacity and competitive pattern);

• MLCC market segments (military, industrial, consumer electronics, automotive electronics);

• Upstream sectors;

• 8 foreign and 7 Chinese MLCC companies (operation, products, etc.).

Table of Contents

1. Overview of MLCC Industry

• 1.1. Product Definition
• 1.2. Main Classification of Ceramic Capacitor
• 1.3. Trends of MLCC Products
• 1.4. Industry Supervision and Laws & Regulations
• 1.5. Industry Policy

2. MLCC Market Size

• 2.1. Overall Market Size
• 2.2. Production & Sales
• 2.3. Capacity
• 2.4. Competitive Landscape

3. Market Segments

• 3.1. Military
• 3.2. Industrial Products
• 3.3. Consumer Electronics Market
• 3.4. Automotive Electronics Market

4. Upstream Materials Market

• 4.1. Introduction to MLCC Ceramic Materials
• 4.2. Supply
• 4.3. Demand
• 4.4. Competitive Landscape

5. Major Foreign MLCC Vendors

• 5.1. Murata
  • 5.1.1. Profile
  • 5.1.2. Operation
  • 5.1.3. Main Business
  • 5.1.4. Orders
  • 5.1.5. Main Products
  • 5.1.6. Wuxi Murata Electronics Co., Ltd
  • 5.1.7. Beijing Murata Electronics Co., Ltd.
  • 5.1.8. Capacity Expansion Plan
  • 5.1.9. Latest Advances
• 5.2. Samsung Electro-Mechanics
  • 5.2.1. Profile
  • 5.2.2. Operation
  • 5.2.3. Product Structure
  • 5.2.4. Regional Structure
  • 5.2.5. Main Products
  • 5.2.6. Dongguan Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (DSEM)
  • 5.2.7. Tianjin Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (TSEM)
  • 5.2.8. Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Binhai Branch Factory
  • 5.2.9. Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Suzhou Branch Factory
  • 5.2.10. Capacity Expansion Plan
• 5.3. TDK
  • 5.3.1. Profile
  • 5.3.2. Operation
  • 5.3.3. Main Business
  • 5.3.4. Product
  • 5.3.5. R&D
  • 5.3.6. Latest Advances
  • 5.3.7. Production Bases in China
  • 5.3.8. TDK Xiamen Co., Ltd.
• 5.4. KYOCERA
  • 5.4.1. Profile
  • 5.4.2. Operation
  • 5.4.3. Main Business
  • 5.4.4. Main Products
  • 5.4.5. R&D
  • 5.4.6. Shanghai KYOCERA Electronics Co., Ltd.
  • 5.4.7. Latest Advances
• 5.5. Taiyo Yuden
  • 5.5.1. Profile
  • 5.5.2. Operation
  • 5.5.3. Main Business
  • 5.5.4. R&D expenses
  • 5.5.5. Main Products
  • 5.5.6. Strategy for MLCC Development
  • 5.5.7. Dongguan Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
  • 5.5.8. Latest Advances
• 5.6. KEMET
  • 5.6.1. Profile
  • 5.6.2. Operation
  • 5.6.3. Main Business
  • 5.6.4. Main Products
• 5.7. Samwha Electric
  • 5.7.1. Profile
  • 5.7.2. Main Products
  • 5.7.3. Tianjin Samwha Electric Co., Ltd.
• 5.8. Nippon Chemi-Con
  • 5.8.1. Profile
  • 5.8.2. Operation
  • 5.8.3. Main Business
  • 5.8.4. Main Products

6. Major Chinese MLCC Manufacturers

• 6.1. Fenghua Advanced Technology
  • 6.1.1. Profile
  • 6.1.2. Operation
  • 6.1.3. Main Business
  • 6.1.4. Gross Margin
  • 6.1.5. Production, Sales, and Capacity of Main Products
  • 6.1.6. Customers & Suppliers
  • 6.1.7. R&D
  • 6.1.8. Guanhua Chip Type Ceramic Capacitor Branch
• 6.2. Tianli Holdings Group Limited
  • 6.2.1. Profile
  • 6.2.2. Operation
  • 6.2.3. Main Business
  • 6.2.4. Gross Margin
  • 6.2.5. Main Products
  • 6.2.6. R&D
• 6.3. Chaozhou Three-circle
  • 6.3.1. Profile
  • 6.3.2. Operation
  • 6.3.3. Main Business
  • 6.3.4. Main Products
  • 6.3.5. R&D
• 6.4. Torch Electron
  • 6.4.1. Profile
  • 6.4.2. Operation
  • 6.4.3. Main Business
  • 6.4.4. Gross Margin
  • 6.4.5. R&D
  • 6.4.6. Main Products
  • 6.4.7. Production Lines and Capacity
• 6.5. Walsin Technology
  • 6.5.1. Profile
  • 6.5.2. Operation
  • 6.5.3. Main Business
  • 6.5.4. Main Products
  • 6.5.5. Production & Sales
  • 6.5.6. Major Customers and Channels
  • 6.5.7. Development Strategy
  • 6.5.8. Dongguan Walsin Technology Electronics Co., Ltd.
• 6.6. Yageo
  • 6.6.1. Profile
  • 6.6.2. Operation
  • 6.6.3. Main Business
  • 6.6.4. Main Products
  • 6.6.5. Production & Sales
  • 6.6.6. Production Layout
  • 6.6.7. Yageo Electronics (China) Co., Ltd.
• 6.7. Holy Stone
  • 6.7.1. Profile
  • 6.7.2. Operation
  • 6.7.3. Main Business
  • 6.7.4. Main Products
  • 6.7.5. Production & Sales
  • 6.7.6. Global Layout

Selected Charts

• Main Production Processes and Technologies of MLCC
• MLCC Industry Chain
• Mainstream MLCC Size, 1996-2020
• Market Size of Global MLCC Industry, 2013-2025E
• Market Size of China MLCC Industry, 2013-2025E
• Market Size of China MLCC Industry (by Application), 2018&2025E
• China's MLCC Output and Sales, 2016-2025E
• China's MLCC Demand, 2016-2025E
• Global MLCC Manufacturers Distribution, 2018
• Global MLCC Capacity Distribution, 2018
• Global MLCC Capacity, 2012-2025E
• Growth Rate of Global MLCC Market (by Region), 2019-2024E
• Market Share of Global Major MLCC Manufacturers, 2018
• Main Applications of Military MLCC
• China's Defense Budget Growth Rate, 2011-2019
• China's Military MLCC Market Size, 2016-2025E
• Comparison of Gross Margin (by Business Model) between Military and Civil MLCC Companies in China
• China's Industrial MLCC Market Size, 2016-2025E
• Number of MLCC Used in Each Generation of iPhones
• Number of MLCC Used in Phones with Different Communication Standards
• China's Consumer Electronics MLCC Market Size, 2016-2025E
• Global Demand from New Energy Vehicle for MLCCs, 2018-2025E
• China's Automotive Electronics MLCC Market Size, 2016-2025E
• Global MLCC Electronic Ceramics Output, 2017-2025E
• Global Demand for MLCC Electronic Ceramics, 2017-2025E
• Market Share of Global Major MLCC Electronic Ceramics Manufacturers, 2019
• Revenue and Net Income of Murata, FY2012-FY2019
• Revenue and Net Income of Samsung Electro-Mechanics, 2011-2019
• Revenue and Net Income of DSEM, 2011-2018
• Revenue and Net Income of TSEM, 2011-2018
• Five Core Technologies and 15 Key Businesses of TDK
• Revenue and Net Income of TDK, FY2013-FY2020
• Automotive MLCCs of TDK
• R&D Expenses to Net Sales Ratio, FY2014-FY2019
• Revenue and Net Income of Kyocera, FY2013-FY2020
• R&D Expenditure of Kyocera, FY2014-FY2019
• Revenue and Net Income of Taiyo Yuden, FY2013-FY2020
• Revenue Structure (by Application) of Taiyo Yuden, FY2015-FY2019
• R&D Expenditure of Taiyo Yuden, FY2015-FY2019
• MLCC Development Course of Taiyo Yuden
• Main MLCC Products of Taiyo Yuden
• TAIYO YUDEN's MLCC Strengths in Automobile Market
• MLCC Development Strategy Map of Taiyo Yuden
• MLCC Production Bases of Taiyo Yuden
• Revenue and Net Income of KEMET, FY2013-FY2020
• Revenue of KEMET by Product& Region, 1HFY2020
• Parameters of Samwha Electric's MLCCs
• Revenue and Net Income of Nipppon Chemi-kon, FY2014-FY2019
• Revenue of Nippon Chemi-kon by Product, FY2016-FY2019
• Revenue and Net Income of Fenghua Advanced Technology, 2012-2019
• Revenue of Fenghua Advanced Technology (by Region), 2012-2019
• R&D Costs and % of Total Revenue of Fenghua Advanced Technology, 2012-2019
• Progress of Big Non-equity Investment Projects of Fenghua Advanced Technology, H1 2019
• Revenue and Net Income of Tianli Holdings, 2012-2019
• MLCC Gross Margin of Tianli Holdings, 2011-2019
• R&D Costs and % of Total Revenue of Tianli Holdings, 2012-2019
• Revenue and Net Income of Chaozhou Three-circle, 2011-2019
• Main MLCC Products of Chaozhou Three-circle
• R&D Costs and % of Total Revenue of Chaozhou Three-circle, 2011-2019
• Revenue and Net Income of Torch Electron, 2011-2019
• R&D Costs and % of Total Revenue of Torch Electron, 2013-2019
• New Products of Torch Electron
• Own Business, Proxy Business and Corresponding Customers of Torch Electron
• Revenue and Net Income of Walsin Technology, 2012-2019
• Main MLCC Series of Walsin
• Main Customer Categories and % of Total Revenue of Walsin, 2018
• Main Channels and % of Total Revenue of Walsin, 2018
• Revenue and Net Income of Yageo, 2012-2019
• Product Category of Yageo
• MLCC Factory Overview of Yageo, 2019
• Revenue and Net Income of Holy Stone, 2013-2019
• Global Layout of Holy Stone, 2018
• Advantages and Applications of Main Capacitor Products
• Main Classification of Capacitors
• China's Policies on MLCC and Related Material Industries
• MLCC Capacity Expansion Plan of Major Manufacturers, 2019
• MLCC Production Distribution of Foreign Manufacturers in China
• MLCC Maker Production Capacity, 2018
• Number of MLCC Demanded in Different Vehicle Models and Sub-systems
• Classification and Application of MLCC Electronic Ceramics Materials
• Basic Information of Murata
• Revenue of Murata (by Product), FY2016-FY2019
• Revenue of Murata (by Region), FY2015-FY2019
• Revenue of Murata (by Application), FY2015-FY2019
• Main Product Orders of Murata, FY2017-FY2019
• Main MLCC Product Series of Murata
• Basic Information of Wuxi Murata Electronics
• Basic Information of Beijing Murata Electronics
• New Factory Construction Plan of Wuxi Murata Electronics
• Specification of NFM18HC series
• Revenue and Profit Structure (by Product) of Samsung Electro-Mechanics, 2016-2019
• Regional Distribution of Samsung Electro-Mechanics' Major Products and Customers
• Revenue and Profit Structure (by Region) of Samsung Electro-Mechanics, 2016-2018
• MLCC Product Series of Samsung Electro-Mechanics
• Basic Information of TDK
• Revenue of TDK (by Product), FY2018-FY2020
• Revenue of TDK (by Region), FY2014-FY2020
• Main Passive Components Product of TDK
• Technical Parameters of MEGACAP Type with Metal Terminal
• Main Passive Components Production Bases of TDK in China
• Basic Information of TDK Xiamen
• Main MLCC Products of TDK Xiamen
• Basic Information of Kyocera
• Key Segment and Product of Kyocera
• Revenue of Kyocera (by Product), FY2015-FY2020
• Revenue of Kyocera (by Region), FY2015-FY2019
• MLCC Product Series of Kyocera
• Basic Information of Shanghai Kyocera Electronics
• Parameter Indicators of Kyocera's 0201 / 01005 MLCC
• Basic Information of Taiyo Yuden
• Revenue of Taiyo Yuden (by Product), FY2015-FY2020
• Revenue of Taiyo Yuden (by Region), FY2015-FY2019
• Basic Information of Taiyo Yuden (Guangdong)
• Main Parameter Indicators of PMK432 BJ108MU-TE
• Revenue of KEMET by Product, FY2017-FY2019
• Revenue of KEMET by Region, FY2017-FY2019
• Major MLCC Products of KEMET
• Main MLCC Products of Samwha Electric
• Basic Information of Tianjin Samwha Electric
• Revenue of Nippon Chemi-kon by Product, FY2016-FY2018
• Revenue of Nippon Chemi-kon by Region, FY2017-FY 2018
• MLCC Product Series of Nippon Chemi-kon
• Revenue of Fenghua Advanced Technology (by Product), 2017-2019
• Gross Margin of Fenghua Advanced Technology (by Product), 2016-2019
• Output, Sales Volume, and Inventory of Fenghua Advanced Technology (by Product), 2016-2018
• Fenghua Advanced Technology's Sales from Top 5 Customers and % of Total Sales, 2017-2018
• Fenghua Advanced Technology's Procurement from Top 5 Suppliers and % of Total Procurement, 2017-2018
• 5.6 billion units/month MLCC Technology Transformation & Production Expansion Project of Fenghua Advanced Technology
• Revenue of Tianli Holdings (by Product), 2016-2019
• Revenue of Tianli Holdings (by Region), 2016-2018
• Main MLCC Products of Tianli Holdings
• Revenue Breakdown and Structure of Chaozhou Three-circle (by Product), 2016-2019
• Revenue Breakdown of Chaozhou Three-circle (by Region), 2011-2019
• Revenue of Torch Electron (by Product), 2016-2019
• Revenue of Torch Electron (by Region), 2013-2019
• Gross Margin of Torch Electron by Product, 2016-2019
• Main Products of Torch Electron
• Main Capacitor Production Lines of Torch Electron
• Revenue Structure of Walsin (by Product), 2013-2018
• Revenue Breakdown of Walsin (by Region), 2015-2018
• Capacity and Output of Walsin (by Product), 2015-2018
• Sales Volume and Value of Walsin (by Product), 2017-2018
• Basic Information of Dongguan Walsin Technology Electronics
• Revenue Structure of Yageo (by Product), 2013-2018
• Revenue Structure of Yageo (by Region), 2012-2018
• MLCC Product Series of Yageo
• Capacity and Output of Yageo (by Product), 2015-2018
• Sales Volume and Value of Yageo (by Product), 2017-2018
• Basic Information of Yageo Electronics (China)
• Revenue Structure of Holy Stone by Product, 2013-2018
• Revenue Structure of Holy Stone by Region, 2016-2018
• MLCC Product Series of Holy Stone
• Capacity and Output of Holy Stone, 2016-2018
• Sales Volume and Value of Holy Stone, 2017-2018