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January 31, 2008 – Vol. 12 No. 45 Johnson Controls-Saft Open First in the World Production Facility for Lithium-Ion Hybrid Vehicle Batteries. The EUR 15 million ($22 million) plant, in Nersac, France, has been built to be scaleable, so that as demand increases it can increase production capacity to meet customer and market demands. Advanced lithium-ion batteries built at the automotive battery manufacturing facility can also be used for plug-in, fuel cell and electric vehicles. "This manufacturing facility demonstrates our ongoing commitment to hybrid technology," said Mary Ann Wright who leads the joint venture and is vice president and general manager of Johnson Controls' hybrid battery business. "We are the first company to produce the batteries for the automotive industry and have recently announced a number of production and development contracts. We are confident that we will continue to be a global leader in the development and manufacture of advanced energy solutions for automotive batteries that make cars more energy efficient."
Johnson Controls-Saft is a joint venture that has brought together Johnson Controls -- the world's leading supplier of automotive batteries and a company deeply experienced in integrated automotive systems solutions -- with Saft, an advanced energy storage solutions provider with extensive Li-ion battery expertise. Saft is a world specialist in the design and manufacture of high-tech batteries for industry. Saft batteries are used in high performance applications such as industrial infrastructure and processes, transportation, space and defense. Saft is the world's leading manufacturer of nickel-cadmium batteries for industrial applications and of primary lithium batteries for a wide range of end markets. The company has 3800 employees worldwide Johnson Controls products and services are employed in 200 more million vehicles, 12 million homes and one million commercial buildings worldwide. The company has 140,000 employees.(1/31/08)
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