Exide Industries Limited, a prominent Indian provider of lead-acid batteries and energy storage solutions, has begun a strategic partnership with ExCom Energy Solutions GmbH, based in Germany. The collaboration seeks to enhance their industrial battery operations throughout the European Economic Area (EEA).
Declared on 16 September 2026, the extended agreement was formalized on 15 September 2026. Through this partnership, ExCom GmbH will act as the primary commercial and technical point of contact for clients in the EEA. This involves overseeing customer development, distribution, technical project assistance, and post-sales coordination.
The collaboration will primarily concentrate on traction and motive-power battery solutions tailored for material-handling equipment and logistics activities. It will also serve industrial mobility and stationary battery systems required for industrial, infrastructure, and energy storage uses. Items covered by this agreement will be promoted using the ExCom brand.
Exide India seeks to utilize its vast manufacturing capabilities and wide technology range alongside ExCom GmbH's robust market presence and local customer service framework. This tactical decision aims to provide increased value to customers throughout the EEA.
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The collaboration will deliver an extensive range of solutions, including battery systems, charging technologies, system integration, application engineering, and lifecycle services. These services will be tailored to fulfill the distinct technical, regulatory, and operational needs of EEA clients.
Avik Roy, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Exide Industries Limited, commented, "The European Economic Area represents a strategically important market for Exide India’s industrial energy storage business, with growing demand for dependable, efficient, and sustainable energy solutions."
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Holger Aschke, Managing Director of ExCom Energy Solutions GmbH says, "Together, we intend to build a robust European platform for traction batteries while exploring next-generation industrial energy storage opportunities." Both companies anticipate venturing into advanced chemistry solutions in the future, building upon their strategic cooperation.
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Exide Industries Limited, boasting a heritage of more than seventy years, persists in allocating resources to research, product innovation, and state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies, bolstering its goal to speed up the expansion of its industrial battery sector in the EEA.