Hammond picks up innovation award for additive product 769 445 Batteries International

Hammond picks up innovation award for additive product

October 18, 2023: The Hammond Group is among companies being honoured for product innovation by a leading regional university in the US. A team of Hammond employees are set to…

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Exide Industries ups investment for battery cells project 941 687 Batteries International

Exide Industries ups investment for battery cells project

October 18, 2023: Indian lead and lithium batteries producer Exide Industries said yesterday it had boosted investment in its Exide Energy Solutions (EES) subsidiary. Exide invested Rs1 million crore ($12…

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ACE Green to work with NREL on lithium recycling R&D 1000 605 Batteries International

ACE Green to work with NREL on lithium recycling R&D

October 18, 2023: ACE Green Recycling said today it has signed a lithium ion battery recycling R&D agreement with the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory.  The lead and lithium recycling…

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Lead battery veteran Gelbke becomes 30th Alpha-Beta member 433 586 Batteries International

Lead battery veteran Gelbke becomes 30th Alpha-Beta member

October 18, 2023: The Alpha-Beta Society, an informal group of scientists who have made outstanding contributions to the development of the lead acid battery industry, has appointed Manfred Gelbke as…

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Automotive USA 2023 1024 512 Batteries International

Automotive USA 2023

Date: November 8 – 9, 2023 The automotive industry is at a crossroads of breakneck innovation and unprecedented global headwinds. The transition to electric, connected cars becoming the norm and…

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Auto battery production driving forecast rise in lead demand, report says 1000 563 Batteries International

Auto battery production driving forecast rise in lead demand, report says

October 11, 2023: Europe’s demand for lead is expected to rise by nearly 4% this year — as battery production ramps up to power increasing car sales, latest data has…

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BESS power costs down but coal addiction hard to break, says report 1024 621 Batteries International

BESS power costs down but coal addiction hard to break, says report

October 11, 2023: The cost of electricity from battery storage systems has plummeted by 85% over the past decade — but governments continue to invest in coal for political reasons,…

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Birla acquires Nanocyl to expand push into Li materials 982 542 Batteries International

Birla acquires Nanocyl to expand push into Li materials

October 11, 2023: Carbon black manufacturer Birla Carbon said today it had acquired carbon nanotube firm Nanocyl to strengthen its presence in the lithium battery materials sector. Belgium-based Nanocyl specializes…

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New UK base opens for GS Yuasa Battery Europe 754 552 Batteries International

New UK base opens for GS Yuasa Battery Europe

October 11, 2023: The new headquarters of GS Yuasa Battery Europe has been formally opened in the UK by the Japan-based group’s president. Osamu Murao cut the ribbon at the…

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ABC’s Shaffer picks up innovation award for bipolar lead BESS 823 691 Batteries International

ABC’s Shaffer picks up innovation award for bipolar lead BESS

October 11, 2023: Business leaders in the US state of Michigan have named Advanced Battery Concepts’ innovative bipolar lead BESS as their project of the year. ABC picked up the…

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