New battery technology — Sodium-ion battery,
sodium-ion battery,

▍SIRIM Certification

For the security of person and property, Malaysia government establishes product certification scheme and puts surveillance on electronic appliances, information & multimedia and construction materials. Controlled products can be exported to Malaysia only after obtaining product certification certificate and labeling. 

▍SIRIM QAS

SIRIM QAS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Malaysian Institute of Industry Standards, is the only designated certification unit of the Malaysian national regulatory agencies (KDPNHEP, SKMM, etc.).

The secondary battery certification is designated by KDPNHEP (Malaysian Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs) as the sole certification authority. Currently, manufacturers, importers and traders can apply for certification to SIRIM QAS and apply for the testing and certification of secondary batteries under the licensed certification mode.

▍SIRIM Certification- Secondary Battery

Secondary battery is currently subject to voluntary certification but it is going to be in the scope of mandatory certification soon. The exact mandatory date is subject to the official Malaysian announcement time.  SIRIM QAS has already started accepting certification requests.

Secondary battery certification Standard : MS IEC 62133:2017 or IEC 62133:2012

▍Why MCM?

● Established a good technical exchange and information exchange channel with SIRIM QAS who assigned a specialist to handle with MCM projects and inquiries only and to share the latest precisely information of this area.

● SIRIM QAS recognizes MCM testing data so that samples can be tested in MCM instead of delivering to Malaysia.

● To provide one-stop service for Malaysian certification of batteries, adapters and mobile phones.

Lithium-ion batteries have been widely used as rechargeable batteries since the 1990s due to their high reversible capacity and cycle stability. With the substantial increase in the price of lithium and the increasing demand for lithium and other basic components of lithium-ion batteries, the increasing shortage of upstream raw materials for lithium batteries is forcing us to explore new and cheaper electrochemical systems based on existing abundant elements. Lower-cost sodium-ion batteries are the best option. Sodium- ion battery was almost discovered together with lithium-ion battery, but because of its large ion radius and low capacity, people are more inclined to study lithium electricity, and the research on sodium-ion battery almost stalled. With the rapid growth of electric vehicles and energy storage industry in recent years, the sodium-ion battery, which has been proposed at the same time as lithium-ion battery, has again attracted people’s attention.Lithium, sodium and potassium are all alkali metals in the periodic table of the elements. They have similar physical and chemical properties and can be used as secondary battery materials in theory. Sodium resources are very rich, widely distributed in the Earth’s crust and simple to extract. As a substitute of lithium, sodium has been paid more and more attention in battery field. The battery manufacturers scramble to launch the technology route of sodium-ion battery. Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the Development of New Energy Storage, Scientific and Technological Innovation Plan in the Energy Field during the 14th Five-Year Plan Period, and Implementation Plan for the Development of New Energy Storage during the 14th Five-Year Plan Period issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration have mentioned to develop a new generation of high-performance energy storage technologies such as sodium-ion batteries. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has also promoted new batteries, such as sodium-ion batteries, as ballast for the development of the new energy industry. Industry standards for sodium-ion batteries are also in the works. It is expected that as the industry increases investment, the technology becomes mature and the industrial chain is gradually improved, the sodium-ion battery with high cost performance is expected to occupy part of the lithium-ion battery market.