Research and Markets: Major U.S. Battery Companies Exide Technologies, Energizer and Spectrum Brands (Rayovac), and 122 Other Companies Contribute to an Annual Revenue of About $6 Billion.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c45610) has announced the addition of Battery Manufacture - Industry Profile to their offering. Covering over 175 industries and updated every 90 days, the First Research Industry Profiles do the "heavy lifting" for you - saving your sales team valuable research time, enhancing client communications and giving you the competitive edge to win more business. Easy-to-use and up-to-date, the Industry Profiles provide you with the industry research necessary to stay on top of constant changes in select industries. The First Research profiles help target your products and services directly to prospects. The Industry Profiles provide the information and understanding you need to engage new prospects during the sales process A sales process is a systematic approach for performing product or service sales. The reasons for having a sales process include seller and buyer risk management, achieving standardized customer interaction in sales and scalable revenue generation. , deepen customer relationships and strengthen your own bottom line. Content Outline: Industry Overview Quarterly Industry Update Business Challenges Trends and Opportunities Call Preparation Questions Financial Information Industry Forecast Website and Media Links Glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary. of Acronyms Brief Excerpt ex·cerpt n. A passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as a literary or musical composition, a document, or a film. tr.v. ex·cerpt·ed, ex·cerpt·ing, ex·cerpts 1. from Industry Overview Chapter: The US battery manufacturing industry includes about 125 companies with combined annual revenue of about $6 billion. Major companies are Exide Technologies, Energizer, and Spectrum Brands (Rayovac). Divisions of large electronic companies such as Sony also manufacture batteries. The industry is highly concentrated: the largest eight companies have about 75 percent market share and the largest 50 have over 98 percent. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand depends primarily on the level of activity in the automotive and electronic sectors of the economy. Personal income drives new battery purchases in consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and , while consumer usage levels drive demand for replacement batteries. Large companies have advantages in efficiency of operations and economies of scale. Smaller producers compete by focusing on specialized product offerings and superior customer service. Annual revenue per employee is about $240,000. PRODUCTS, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY Major product categories are storage batteries (55 percent) and primary batteries (45 percent). Storage batteries are rechargeable re·charge tr.v. re·charged, re·charg·ing, re·charg·es To charge again, especially to reenergize a storage battery. re , while primary batteries are discarded dis·card v. dis·card·ed, dis·card·ing, dis·cards v.tr. 1. To throw away; reject. 2. a. To throw out (a playing card) from one's hand. b. after the initial stored energy is consumed. Examples of storage batteries are automotive and laptop computer batteries. Primary batteries include standard dry cell batteries (AA, AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. , C, D, and 9-volt) used in flashlights, radios, remote controls, and a variety of specialty applications, such as hearing aids Hearing Aids Definition A hearing aid is a device that can amplify sound waves in order to help a deaf or hard-of-hearing person hear sounds more clearly. and implantable medical devices. Raw materials include heavy metals heavy metals, n.pl metallic compounds, such as aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, and nickel. Exposure to these metals has been linked to immune, kidney, and neurotic disorders. such as ... Companies Mentioned: -- Sony -- Exide Technologies -- Energizer -- Spectrum Brands (Rayovac) For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c45610 |
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