"The long period of accounts, difficult to pay back" power battery industry has always been difficult to avoid the "stick".

"Long accounting period, difficult to return money" in the power battery industry has been an unavoidable "sticking point", but since the end of 2017, equipment companies have been delayed payment has been a growing trend.

" Up to now (early March), customer returns are mainly focused on shipping. "A senior executive of a equipment company that began supplying a well-known domestic power battery company last year said to High-tech lithium battery.

As we all know, "3331" payment delivery mode is used more often between lithium electric equipment enterprises and battery enterprises. According to feedback from a number of equipment enterprises, refund has always been an unavoidable headache in the industry. The most difficult problem is that many customers have a particularly long verification cycle. Even in default of acceptance, it is difficult for the supplier to get the check and the final payment.

In 2018, these equipment companies still maintained a cautious and unfavorable attitude towards the repayment situation. In contrast, battery companies are not easy, and they are still continuing the pressure of "pushing down pressure" in 2017.

When does the business of equipment and battery companies end?

A very obvious change is that whether it is a listed lithium equipment company or a non-listed equipment company that chooses to import capital or acquired, it will be more cautious in selecting customers in 2018. It will give priority to comprehensive factors such as repayment ability and reputation.

A number of equipment company executives said to senior industrial lithium power, the current industry reputation is not good, arrears of battery company customers, the company would rather lose these orders, will not cooperate with it.

Of course, there are individual equipment companies to choose orders, but also consider the account period return and other risks within their own range.

An in-depth investigation of High-tech lithium battery found that the pressure on equipment suppliers is indeed relatively large. The reasons for this are summarized as follows:

The first is the customer's own level of technical strength.

At present, new enterprises in the power battery industry have emerged in view of the industry automation, intelligence, and flexible development situation. The new production lines are equipped with new equipment with mature technology sections in the industry, but they are familiar with this new device within the battery company. And technical personnel who are familiar with the core production process are scarce.

In the lithium industry, debugging equipment and affecting the entire production rhythm of the most obvious enterprises in the diaphragm. According to industry insiders, the key reason why companies such as Southeast and Southeast have created a diaphragm for seven years is still stranded: Equipment and technology can not be properly integrated.

In fact, just as a novice and an old driver drive a new car at the same time, the old driver's speed and operating skills will greatly exceed the new hand. The reason is the same. The equipment can not achieve operational efficiency, and it will virtually lengthen the inspection cycle. This is the most important reason for the difficulty between equipment companies and battery companies.

The second is that many battery companies themselves are also under pressure to "squeeze down pressure." Even many companies began to phase out production last year. Without shipping, they can not guarantee the timely return of suppliers.

Many equipment executives believe that the customers who are maliciously in the industry are relatively concentrated. Apart from these customers, the main reason why most battery companies are difficult to repay is due to their own operating pressure. Listed companies also have financing channels, and non-listed companies have no capital behind the scenes. Support or bank loans, Capital pressure depends on their own shoulders, the risk is relatively large.

Some people in the industry also revealed that there is another phenomenon: equipment suppliers 'products can not meet the needs of power battery companies, resulting in returns or no purchases. This situation is very embarrassing for both supply and demand. The former is equipped with technicians to debug to customers but it is always "useless." Battery companies have to replace products or replace suppliers to debug equipment for their own development. The implicit increase in costs has to extend the repayment and transfer pressure to equipment suppliers.

In this regard, the industry said that power battery companies also need to have a pair of identification of suppliers "hot eyes", which will also virtually promote the entire industry equipment level upgrade.

In short, based on the "run-in adaptation period" with power battery companies from 2015 to 2017, equipment companies have changed the principle of choosing customers for power battery customers in 2018.

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