About Exide Battery

Exide Technologies produces, distributes and recycles lead-acid batteries in more than 80 countries, according to the company's website. The company's fiscal 2010 net sales measured approximately $2.7 billion.

Function

• Exide Technologies produces batteries for motive power, such as forklifts, and network power, such as telecommunications systems and data networks. It also produces batteries for transportation needs, such as cars, trucks, jet skis, golf carts and boats.

Brands

• Exide Technologies' brands include Exide, Tudor, Stowaway, drysafe, Liberator, PalletPro, Sonnenschein, Deta, Powerfit, Sprinter, Marathon and Relay Gel.

Manufacturing

• Exide Technologies has 33 manufacturing plants which are located in the United States, Australia, Italy, England, India, France, Portugal, Germany, New Zealand, Spain and Poland.

Recycling

• Lead-acid batteries are more than 95 percent recyclable. Exide Technologies operates nine recycling facilities, located in the United States, Europe and New Zealand.