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Leclanche's Battery Cell Production Plant is Back in Full Operation

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Leclanche's Battery Cell Production Plant is Back in Full Operation

01.06.2016 / 06:21
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Leclanché's Battery Cell Production Plant is Back in Full Operation

Company's facility in Willstaett, Germany, operational five weeks after a
minor fire incident;
Sufficient level of production to meet delivery requirements while working
to restore full production capacity

YVERDON LES BAINS, Switzerland and DALLAS, June 1, 2016 - Leclanché S.A.'s
lithium-ion battery cell production facility - located in Willstaett,
Germany - is fully operational after a minor fire incident which occurred
in early April.

Since mid-May, just a few weeks after ramp-up of the company's in-house
back-up machinery, Leclanché's facility is running at a steady production
output. The production level is now sufficient to ensure that delivery
requirements for its various projects will be met.

CTO of Leclanché Pierre Blanc commented "This fast restart was possible
thanks to the safety setup that prevented any propagation of the incident,
and thereby left the vast majority of the machinery unaffected. This
allowed us to quickly recover a sufficient level of production. We are now
focusing on the full recovery of our production capacity."

"Thanks to the robust contingency and business continuation plans built on
our 100 years of industrial heritage, we swiftly responded to this incident
to restart the production plant within a few weeks. The in-house time-
tested processes and know-how helped us to completely prevent any injuries
to any personnel and undesirable environment impact. We are confident that
we will meet all our customer delivery commitments," said Anil Srivastava,
CEO, Leclanché.

About Leclanché
Leclanché is a fully vertically integrated battery energy storage solution
provider. It delivers a wide range of turnkey energy storage solutions for
homes, small offices, large industries, electricity grids, as well as
hybridization for mass transport systems such as bus fleets and ferries.
Established in 1909, Leclanché has been a reliable partner for battery
energy storage solutions for over 100 years. Founded in the tradition of
Georges Leclanché, the inventor of the dry cell battery, Leclanché today
has a rich portfolio of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) that include
bespoke battery systems from industry leading lithium-ion solutions. Since
2006, the company moved from a traditional battery producer to become one