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Winner of ILA medal calls for greater knowledge sharing in lead battery industry

The winner of this year’s International Lead Award used the platform to urge the lead battery industry to ‘pull together’ to solve problems and combat the threat of lithium-ion.

Frank Flemming was presented the award for his ‘major contribution and work in the lead-acid battery industry’ by Don Karner during the opening session of the bi-annual Asian Battery Conference (ABC) event in Bali, Indonesia.

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Industry warned on reputational risk from rogue battery recyclers

The lead battery industry has been praised for ramping up efforts to tackle rogue recyclers— whose illegitimate activities have been linked to rising death rates in nearly 60 countries.

The president of non-profit organisation Pure Earth, Richard Fuller, told the International Lead Association’s (ILA) Pb2019 conference in Madrid “informal recyclers” were a threat to human health and posed reputational risks for the legitimate lead industry.

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Batteries in ‘golden period’, but vigilance needed for lead

Battery technology is in a “golden period”, but lead-acid in particular still faces potential regulatory obstacles in Europe, manufacturers have been warned.

Dr Steve Binks (pictured), regulatory affairs director of the International Lead Association, told the Pb2019 conference in Madrid there had “never been a period where battery technology was so recognised as being critical” to e-mobility, energy storage and combating climate change.

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LIBs inch ahead in battery market, but Pb has power to grow

Lithium-ion batteries have grabbed a larger slice of the worldwide battery market than lead for the first time, but Pb will continue to grow at a “modest rate”, according to a top industry analyst.

Battery expert Dr Geoffrey May (pictured) told the International Lead Association’s PB2019 conference in Madrid that lithium-ion had a worldwide market share of US$40 billion in 2018, compared to $37.5bn for lead. This was the first time lithium-ion batteries had been ahead, he said.

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Indian lead giant Gravita joins ILA

The Jaipur arm of Indian lead producer and exporter Gravita has become the first Indian business to join the International Lead Association (ILA).

Gravita’s Jaipur-based lead smelting operation, recycles used lead batteries and aluminium scrap to produce a range of quality metals and metal alloys, together with a range of plastic by-products.

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Giess receives International Lead Award

Chief scientist of Chinese battery maker Narada Power, Dr Herbert Giess, has received the International Lead Award for his contributions to the lead and lead-acid battery industries.

The award from the International Lead Association (ILA) was presented by ILA associate, David Rand, at last week’s Asian Battery Conference in Kuala Lumpur.

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Pavlov dies aged 86

Professor Detchko Pavlov, the Bulgarian academician who dedicated practically his whole life to research and development of lead-acid batteries, died last Friday. He was 86. Pavlov’s almost legendary 65-year-long career in battery research began in 1953.

A graduate of the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy in Sofia, for the next seven years he worked as assistant to the Chair of Physical Chemistry of the same university with Prof. St. Hristov.

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No change on backyard lead issue— or its solution

The lead industry has reacted strongly to a controversial news article in last Wednesday's Guardian newspaper (25.10.2016) which highlighted the issue of the backyard battery recycling industry as one of the top 10 worst polluting problems in low and middle-income countries.

The World's Worst Pollution Problems, published by NGOs Pure Earth and Green Cross Switzerland on Tuesday, reveals the top 10 most polluting industries in low and middle-income countries.

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Veteran given International Lead Award on eve of retirement

The former head of the International Lead Association was named the recipient of this year’s International Lead Award during the biennial ELBC conference.

David Wilson was recognised by a panel of his peers for his contribution to the lead and lead battery industry with the award during the conference in Malta.

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ILA and Chinese association improve lead workers’ conditions

The memorandum of understanding has been signed to improve workers' health

The International Lead Association (ILA) and the Chinese Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CNIA) have signed a memorandum of understanding to improve the health of lead workers in China as well as the communities and environment impacted by lead work.

The agreement will involve closer links between the ILA and China’s lead industry, as represented by CNIA. It builds upon the ILA and CNIA’s previous initiatives to develop benchmarking assessments for environmentally conscious disposal and recycling of used lead-acid batteries.

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