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Metair makes interim CEO, CFO appointments permanent 271 271 Batteries International

Metair makes interim CEO, CFO appointments permanent

June 1, 2023: Interim CEO of battery and auto components group Metair Investments, Sjoerd Douwenga (pictured), has been appointed to the role permanently, the company said on May 31. Interim…

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Sunlight plant set to double lead recycling 1024 683 Batteries International

Sunlight plant set to double lead recycling

May 25, 2023: The Sunlight Group is to further invest to ramp up lead battery recycling at its operation in northeastern Greece, CEO Lampros Bisalas told the country’s Delphi Economic…

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Gravita expands recycling at Mundra 885 590 Batteries International

Gravita expands recycling at Mundra

April 28, 2023: Lead recycling capacity at Gravita India’s Mundra Port plant in Gujurat has been increased by 40,500 tonnes per annum, the firm announced on April 20. Gravita said…

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New BCI flow battery group ‘natural fit’ with lead for energy security 600 600 Batteries International

New BCI flow battery group ‘natural fit’ with lead for energy security

March 23, 2023: BCI has launched a Flow Battery Industry Group to maximize synergies with the lead battery industry in boosting energy security in North America, the trade association said…

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East Penn promotes Stanislawczyk, Weeber and Maleschitz 462 184 Batteries International

East Penn promotes Stanislawczyk, Weeber and Maleschitz

March 2, 2023: East Penn Manufacturing has promoted Pete Stanislawczyk to EVP and chief commercial officer, in a trio of high-level appointments announced by the lead batteries major. Christy Weeber…

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Monbat joins APSTE as part of  BESS and RES strategic planning 230 283 Batteries International

Monbat joins APSTE as part of  BESS and RES strategic planning

January 26, 2023: Monbat, the Bulgarian lead and lithium battery maker, announced on January 19 that it had joined APSTE — the Association for Production, Storage and Trading of Electricity.…

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Nyrstar restarts Port Pirie smelter, launches work on recycling facility 1000 657 Batteries International

Nyrstar restarts Port Pirie smelter, launches work on recycling facility

January 5, 2023: Nyrstar is restarting its Port Pirie lead smelter in South Australia following a planned 55-day outage, BESB has learned. The shutdown, which began last October, was part…

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Batteries Regulation passed — next wave of horse trading to follow 200 200 Batteries International

Batteries Regulation passed — next wave of horse trading to follow

December 22, 2022: The next iteration of the Batteries Regulation was formally agreed on December 9 in a move hailed, by many in the industry, as a major step-forward in…

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Chintawar named as Volt Resources CEO 526 231 Batteries International

Chintawar named as Volt Resources CEO

December 22, 2022: Volt Resources said on December 8 that Prashant Chintawar has been appointed CEO effective 1 January, 2023. Chintawar joined the Australia-based company as battery metals senior adviser…

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India needs multiple battery technologies, says policy chief 898 487 Batteries International

India needs multiple battery technologies, says policy chief

December 8, 2022: India’s lead battery industry should step up its promotion of the technology to ensure it remains a key player in the country’s burgeoning EVs and energy storage…

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