Exide Technologies SAS

Company Profile
Business Overview
Products
History
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Company Profile

■URL

https://www.exidegroup.com/fr/en/

■Address

5 allée des Pierres Mayettes, 92636 Gennevilliers, France

Business Overview

-The Company is a global leader in stored electrical energy solutions focused on the transportation and industrial markets.
　
Competitors
-Clarios
-East Penn Manufacturing

Products

-Advanced lead-acid batteries
-Absorbed Glass Mat batteries
-Enhanced Flooded batteries
-Carbon Boost batteries with carbon additives for better current flow

History

1888	The Company was founded in 1888 as The Electric Storage Battery Company.
1974	The Company was acquired by a subsidiary of INCO Ltd., Principals of The Spectrum Group, Inc.
1983	Other investors acquired the Company from INCO Ltd.
May 1987	Acquired General Battery.
Aug. 1989	The Company's issued and outstanding shares of common stock were acquired by EC Acquisition, Inc. ("ECA"). Immediately after the acquisition, ECA transferred all of the common stock to ECA's wholly owned subsidiary, EC Merger, Inc. ("ECM").
Jun. 1991	Sold substantially all of the assets relating to its industrial division to Yuasa Battery (America), Inc., a California corporation affiliated with Yuasa Battery Co. Ltd. of Japan.
Dec. 1999	Sold its speed clip business to Prestolite Wire Corp as part of its program to divest non-core assets.
Dec. 1999	Acquired a controlling interest in Lion Compact Energy a privately held company conducting research in dual-graphite battery technology.
Dec. 1999	Sold its battery separator operations in Corydon, Indiana to Daramic.
Feb. 2000	Sold its battery charger operations to Midtronics Inc.
Sep. 2000	Acquired GNB Technologies.
Aug. 2001	Present name adopted.
Apr. 2002	The Company and three of its wholly owned, U.S. subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy laws in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Nov. 2002	Two additional wholly owned, non-operating subsidiaries of the Company filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court.
Nov. 2012	Formed a strategic alliance with Maxwell Technologies, Inc.
Jun. 2013	Filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 bankruptcy for its U.S. operations.
Apr. 2015	Emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a private company.
May 2020	Filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Oct. 2020	Announced that its former EMEA and Asia-Pacific business now operates as a standalone company under new owners.