Electrolytic Copper Foil Manufacturers and Electrolytic Copper Foil Market Trend

Electrolytic copper foil is a metallic copper foil produced by the electrolytic method using copper material as the main raw material. Electrolytic copper foil is mainly used in the production of printed circuit boards (PCB) and lithium batteries. The manufacturing process of electrolytic copper foil consists of four steps: copper dissolution, raw foil manufacturing, surface treatment and slitting and packaging.

The global electrolytic copper foil market size was 439,000 tons in 2016 and grows to 779,000 tons in 2021, with a CAGR of 12.2% from 2016 to 2021. Driven by the rapid development of 5G, automotive electronics, the Internet of Things, and battery electric vehicle, the global electrolytic copper foil market is expected to reach 1.445 million tons in 2026, with a CAGR of 13.2% from 2021 to 2026.
The global electrolytic copper foil producers are mainly located in Asia, especially in China which accounts for about 75% of global production capacity. Below is the market share of the global electrolytic copper foil producers.
Electrolytic copper foil can be divided into lithium battery copper foil and PCB copper foil. Lithium battery copper foil is commonly used in power batteries, 3C, energy storage systems; PCB copper foil is mainly used in communication, computer, consumer electronics, automotive electronics, industrial control, military & aviation, medical equipment.