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Metair issues earnings fall alert 600 600 Batteries International

Metair issues earnings fall alert

March 16, 2023: South African batteries and auto components group Metair Investments warned on March 9 that it expects to report EPS (earnings per share) reductions of at least 105%…

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Stryten incoming CEO Judd reunites previous Johnson Controls management, Vargo to become chairman 650 340 Batteries International

Stryten incoming CEO Judd reunites previous Johnson Controls management, Vargo to become chairman

January 5, 2023: Stryten Energy unveiled a major shake-up of its leadership team on January 4 with a reformulation of ex-Johnson Controls senior management that had worked together in the…

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Exide Industries’ merger plan for lithium units 973 759 Batteries International

Exide Industries’ merger plan for lithium units

December 22, 2022: India’s Exide Industries is considering proposals to merge two of its lithium business subsidiaries into one entity, the company confirmed on December 12. Exide said its board…

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Demand for refined lead metal exceeds supply, says new report 849 711 Batteries International

Demand for refined lead metal exceeds supply, says new report

December 15, 2022: World refined lead metal demand exceeded supply by 46 kilotonnes during the first 10 months of 2022 as total stock levels fell by 62kt, according to preliminary…

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Sorfin’s Fink backs MAC-Inbatec supply chain partnership 479 152 Batteries International

Sorfin’s Fink backs MAC-Inbatec supply chain partnership

November 17, 2022: Sorfin Yoshimura president Scott Fink has told BESB he welcomes a new partnership between MAC Engineering and Inbatec to strengthen the lead battery industry supply chain. The…

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Fate of EU lead smelters in the balance as energy crisis bites, BESB learns 1000 563 Batteries International

Fate of EU lead smelters in the balance as energy crisis bites, BESB learns

November 3, 2022: Four European lead smelters are being placed under review for potential temporary closure as the region grapples with the combined economic and energy crisis fuelled by the…

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Sunlight’s Technoform acquires battery cases firm Netelco 1024 515 Batteries International

Sunlight’s Technoform acquires battery cases firm Netelco

November 3, 2022: Sunlight Group subsidiary Technoform acquired Greek battery cases producer Netelco on October 17 for an undisclosed sum, the companies have announced. Netelco, based near Sunlight’s headquarters in…

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Amara Raja completes $5m Log 9 investment 1024 768 Batteries International

Amara Raja completes $5m Log 9 investment

September 22, 2022: Indian lead major Amara Raja Batteries announced on August 30 the completion of its $5 million investment in the Bangalore-based start-up known as Log 9 Materials. Amara…

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Colorrobia Group 1024 683 Batteries International

Colorrobia Group

Sponsored Content Colorobbia Group, the world leader of an Italian-born tradition of ceramics and one of the European largest producers of lead oxides, marks a century of innovation and international…

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ELBC to host second CBI Battery Academy seminar 1024 768 Batteries International

ELBC to host second CBI Battery Academy seminar

July 28, 2022: The second in a series of seminars comprising the newly launched CBI Battery Academy is to be held at ELBC — the global battery innovation conference —…

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