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Sunlight invests in Portugal’s Logbatind to expand lead share in Iberia 320 325 Batteries International

Sunlight invests in Portugal’s Logbatind to expand lead share in Iberia

June 9, 2023: The Sunlight Group acquired a 65% stake in Portuguese business partner Logbatind on June 7, the companies have announced. Logbatind, which specializes in the sale of industrial…

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Monbat edges close to launch of lead and lithium BESS range 900 559 Batteries International

Monbat edges close to launch of lead and lithium BESS range

June 9, 2023: Monbat has revealed details of a new range of lead and lithium BESS units it intends to launch on the market and says testing has intensified. The…

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EU ready for talks on chemicals authorization, battery investment 1024 683 Batteries International

EU ready for talks on chemicals authorization, battery investment

June 9, 2023: Europe is willing to engage in talks with battery industry leaders amid fears that new proposals could be ushered in to require lead metal to be listed…

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Trafigura silent on Stolberg production as smelter restarts 1000 563 Batteries International

Trafigura silent on Stolberg production as smelter restarts

June 9, 2023: Production figures of the newly restarted German lead plant Stolberg are to be kept under wraps, Batteries International has learned. Stolberg’s acquisition by the Trafigura Group was…

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Gopher Resource joins materials recovery tech consortium 342 244 Batteries International

Gopher Resource joins materials recovery tech consortium

June 1, 2023: Gopher Resource has joined a US government-backed consortium to find new metals processing methods that reduce waste and increase recovery of usable materials. The lead battery recycler,…

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Gravita expands Chittoor lead recycling capacity 907 456 Batteries International

Gravita expands Chittoor lead recycling capacity

June 1, 2023: Gravita India said on May 26 it had expanded lead battery recycling capacity at its Chittoor plant from 26,440 metric tonnes a year to 64,640 MTPA. The…

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ENTEK account manager post for Roden 1024 1024 Batteries International

ENTEK account manager post for Roden

June 1, 2023: James Roden has joined ENTEK International’s lead acid separator sales team as North America account manager, the company announced on May 31. Roden, who has more than…

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Banner to expand in China with Leoch licensing deal 451 451 Batteries International

Banner to expand in China with Leoch licensing deal

May 25, 2023: European lead battery producer the Banner Group revealed on May 17 it is set to expand in China under a licensing deal with Leoch. Under the terms…

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Amara Raja posts pre-tax profit increase 342 334 Batteries International

Amara Raja posts pre-tax profit increase

May 25, 2023: Amara Raja Batteries has posted a pre-tax profit of Rs948 crore ($115 million) for the year ended March 2023 up from Rs690 crore the previous year. The…

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Sustainability certification boost for Birla Carbon’s Italy facility 1000 592 Batteries International

Sustainability certification boost for Birla Carbon’s Italy facility

May 25, 2023: Carbon additives company Birla Carbon has received sustainability certification ISCC PLUS for its manufacturing plant in Italy, the company said on May 15. The International Sustainability and…

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