July 24, 2025: European lead battery giant Hoppecke is marking 40 years of successful operations at its US subsidiary with a pledge to power ahead with innovative technologies and products.

The company praised its workforce and customers on July 2, saying “we’re just getting started”.
Hoppecke founder Carl Zoellner signed the articles of incorporation for a new joint-stock family company in Brilon, Germany in 1927.

The north American operation, Hoppecke Battery Systems, was founded in 1985. The subsidiary became Hoppecke Batteries in the early 2000’s.

In a US update last year, Hoppecke said lead batteries continued to be the mainstay of operations in the country, revealing its Federal Railroad Administration-compliant lead systems can be used as starter batteries for diesel engines or in auxiliary applications.

The company is also producing NiCd batteries, used in applications including backup power systems.

Meanwhile, Hoppecke said it was constantly working to increase the local content of its lithium ion battery systems.

HOPPECKE is committed to investing in America, to increase local production capacity and technical expertise.

Hoppecke said: “In an era where sustainability, reliability, and innovation are paramount, the importance of locally manufactured products cannot be overstated.”

Earlier this year, the company unveiled its new ‘Clean Lead R3’ branding to underscore the group’s development of advanced lead products.

R3 — signifying the ‘robust, resilient and recyclable’ properties of lead technology — underscores Hoppecke’s continuous development of lead and improved manufacturing processes, the firm said.