MAGAZINES

03/31/2025

The purpose of this article is to introduce basic concepts regarding VRLA Hybrid AGM-GEL battery technology. For an equivalent capacity, it is possible to state that a GEL battery is physically larger than an AGM battery because it requires more space between the plates to accommodate the GEL, which translates into a larger volume or a decrease in capacity.

03/27/2025

Battery Council International (BCI) is very pleased to report that on Dec. 26, 2024, the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) issued its final decision document confirming the Department’s decision to not regulate lead batteries under the state’s Safer Consumer Products (SCP) Program.

03/26/2025

The new company Magnera was launched on November 4th, resulting from the merger of Glatfelter, a traditional supplier of packing paper for the battery industry, with the HHNF division of Berry, another paper company.

03/11/2025

The last two decades of the last century were effervescent in Brazilian industry with the spread of Quality Management, Total Quality and the emergence of ISO-9000.

03/10/2025

Pb Magazine regrets and records that Clóvis Augusto Cardoso Frey left us at the end of October. Born in Catanduva, SP, he was a materials engineer from UFSCar and co-founded the lead recycling company Frey & Stuchi in 1981, alongside his father-in-law, Mr. Alcides Stuchi (in memoriam).

03/07/2025

Market Insights: A comprehensive analysis of the battery industry’s future, covering regulatory challenges and emerging technologies that will reshape the value chain through 2030.

02/15/2025

Turquoise hydrogen production emerges as a promising solution for the industry, offering a more sustainable and efficient method that could accelerate the global energy transition and reduce carbon emissions alongside green hydrogen.

02/12/2025

Same as in previous years, once again Pb-S.AMERICA magazine was present at the European Lead Battery Conference that took place this year in Milan, Italy, and we bring to our readers an overview of what is the biggest event in lead batteries of the western world.