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Li-ion and Pb-A separator firm Polypore in $3.2b sell off

Thu, 02/26/2015 - 16:35 -- Paul Crompton
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Lithium-ion and lead-acid battery separator firm Polypore International has been sold for around $3.2billion in two separate deals.

The US company sold its Energy Storage business to Japanese firm Asahi Kasei Corporation for around $2.2billion and its Separations Media segment to US based 3M Co for around $1billion.

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Systems Sunlight secures lead-acid deal

Fri, 02/20/2015 - 14:31 -- Paul Crompton
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Greek Systems Sunlight has secured a deal to supply lead-acid batteries to Delhaize Serbia, a leading food retailer.

The new project, with a budget of more than €1million (more than US$1.1million) is to supply forklift batteries in Delhaize’s Logistics Centre in Serbia

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Lead-acid battery plant opens in Kenya

Fri, 02/20/2015 - 14:25 -- Paul Crompton
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Kenyan battery firm Associated Battery Manufacturers (ABM) has opened a plant capable of producing lead-acid batteries.

The Sh600 million (US $6.56million) maintenance free (MF) battery manufacturing plant on was officially opened on February 17.

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Ultracapicitor deal to expand Maxwell sales

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 13:15 -- Paul Crompton
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US ultracapacitor firm Maxwell Technologies has signed an agreement with electrical systems solutions provider Purkeys to distribute its Engine Start Module (ESM).

Arkansas, US, based Purkeys will help Maxwell expand its North American sales of the ESM and provide individualised attention to fleet customers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

The ESM is used alongside lead-acid batteries to aid supply power to truck engine starting, even if the truck’s lead-acid batteries are drained and weakened by cold temperatures or excessive use.

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Novel technology to double Pb-A battery life

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 13:05 -- Paul Crompton
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A novel technology which can recycle spent batteries to double their cycle-life is being developed in Germany.

The breakthrough — applying a multilayer coating to the battery’s electrodes— is set to improve the functional properties and the cycle life of lead-acid batteries by 50%.

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EPS’s aims to hit annual 500MWh LB-A production at new facility

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 12:40 -- Paul Crompton
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US based Energy Power Systems, LLC (EPS) is set for full commercialisation of its advanced lead-acid Planar Layered Matrix™ technology (PLM) battery.

The Michigan based company is set to begin commercial scale battery production in early 2016 after creating a high-volume manufacturing facility in Pontiac, Michigan.

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Pb-A battery deal struck between Northstar and Eternity

Thu, 02/05/2015 - 16:16 -- Paul Crompton
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US based NorthStar Battery and Eternity Technologies have joined forces to launch a new lead-acid stationary battery range exclusively for the telecom market.

Based on collaborative designs between the NorthStar and Eternity engineering teams the tubular 2V OPzV battery range with capacities from 300-3000Ah will be built in the UAE.

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Exide hit with 8 toxic waste violations at its lead-acid US recycling plant

Thu, 02/05/2015 - 16:07 -- Paul Crompton
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American lead-acid battery manufacturer Exide Technologies has received eight violations for failing to protect against toxic waste spills at its battery recycling plant in Vernon.

An inspection by the Californian Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency inspectors on 20 and 21 January, 2015, and oversight activities on 12 December, 2014 revealed incidents of non-compliance with Exide’s hazardous waste permit at the plant during an inspection of the facility.

Among the most serious violations observed by DTSC inspectors was treatment of contaminated sludge in tanks that Exide is not authorised to operate at its Vernon facility.

Inspectors also found evidence the company had failed to sufficiently protect against spills in an area where it stores materials including battery acid.

Exide recovers lead from lead bearing plant scrap and secondary materials, primarily from lead-acid battery manufacturers. These activities require a hazardous waste facility permit from DTSC.

Exide is one of only two lead-acid battery-recycling plants west of the Rocky Mountains in western America.

The Vernon plant had a capacity of recovering 100,000 to 120,000 tons of lead per year, equivalent to recycling 11 million car batteries, according to the DTSC website.

In a statement Exide said it is working to fix the violations and was set to spend $15 million to upgrade the Vernon plant, total bringing its total investment in environmental, health and safety measures at the Vernon facility to $35 million since 2010.

Tom Strang, vice president, environment health and safety for the Americas at Exide Technologies, as said: “The company is already taking action pursuant to the Notice and will continue to work with the DTSC so that all applicable standards and protocols are met. We intend to operate a premier recycling facility.”

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UK unveils EES Good Practice Guide

Thu, 02/05/2015 - 16:05 -- Paul Crompton
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A Good Practice Guide (GPG) setting out the foundations for good practice in the Electrical Energy Storage (EES) sector has been developed in the UK.

By summarising ‘good practice’ for those deploying EES, in relation to the whole project life-cycle, the guide is set to become a go to reference text for the industry.

It covers battery technologies (lead-acid, nickel-candmium, high temperature sodium and Lithium-ion), flow batteries and thermodynamic cycle energy storage.

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East Penn management shake-up

Fri, 01/23/2015 - 15:10 -- Paul Crompton
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North American lead-acid battery firm East Penn Manufacturing has announced a number of promotions within its manufacturing organisational structure.

Among the shake-up of management positions was Lawrence Miksiewicz, who is now senior vice president of Manufacturing & Purchasing at the Pennsylvanian firm.

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