Exide Technologies, with operations in 80 countries and fiscal 2009 net sales of approximately $3.3 billion, is one of the world's largest producers, distributors and recyclers of lead-acid batteries. The Company's four global business divisions – Industrial Energy Americas, Industrial Energy Europe, Transportation Americas, and Transportation Europe – provide a comprehensive range of stored electrical energy products and services for industrial and transportation applications. In addition, Exide’s Asia Pacific/ Rest of World operations contribute sizeable revenues to the Company, divided evenly between the Industrial Energy and Transportation products and services.

Exide Technologies is a global business organized to serve customers’ complex stored energy systems needs. Key strengths of the Company are that its products and services span global markets and geographic borders, melding two significant bases of experience and technology expertise from its Transportation and Industrial battery divisions.  The Company shares expertise across business segments.  For example, Exide established a global network of battery testing centers and design improvement centers in North America, France, Spain, Australia and the U.K.  This global footprint enables better and faster means of introducing innovations in products and services, changing the way the world uses and stores electrical energy. 

Exide Technologies extends its customer offerings by selling services and systems that enhance vehicle performance and fleet utilization or reduce risk of loss of power problems. Exide is providing energy solutions – not merely batteries.