The Furukawa Battery Co. Ltd.
History
| Year | Detail |
|---|---|
| 1950 | The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. was Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.'s spin-off. |
| 1992 | The company made a joint venture with The Siam Cement Public Company, Ltd. to form Siam Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. in Thailand. |
| 2003 | The company successfully developed the world's first lithium-ion battery for space applications, which is installed in the "Hayabusa" asteroid exploration vehicle. |
| 2005 | The company has provided technical support for alkaline batteries for advanced railroad systems to Asian Tong Dai (Qingdao) Railway Equipment Co., Ltd. |
| 2017 | Furukawa Battery established ABRI Co., Ltd., a lithium-ion battery development company with the Tokyo Metropolitan University. |
| 2022 | Eco Marine Power Co., Ltd. (Eco Marine Power) and The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. supplied marine-grade FCR series batteries for a solar power system and backup use on a Handymax bulker. |
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