The Indian battery industry includes two sub-categories lead acid batteries
and li-Ion batteries. Only lead acid batteries are manufactured in India whereas
the li-Ion batteries which are required in mobile phone and computer are
imported. Lead acid batteries are mostly required by the Automobile industry and
the largest manufacturer of lead acid batteries is Exide Batteries Limited.
Worldwide demand for batteries is expected to go up almost 8 to 9 percent
annually by 2016. China is largest battery manufacturers and market leader
worldwide while India and South Korea have the fastest growing market. The
Indian automobile battery industry is about 3.7 billion dollars and Industrial
battery industry which includes Telecom, Railways, Power & UPS is 1.85
billon dollar as on 2010, with 20 growth rate annually. The automobile battery
market is divided into the Replacement market and the OEM market. The OEM market
is catered by companies like Exide, AMCO, Amara Raja.
The following is a list of Top Battery Manufacturers in India
Exide Industries Ltd
Exide Industries Ltd, top battery manufacturers in India
and largest lead acid storage battery manufacturer. An Exide industries has its
plants in India and Sri
Lanka. The company has total 6 six factories in India, 2 in Maharashtra, 2 in West
Bengal, one each in Tamil
Nadu and Haryana. They are the major
supplier of batteries in India covering 70% of India’s automotive and industrial
needs. Globally they supply to American Power Conversion. Exide products are
used in critical applications in infrastructure and defense sectors.
Exide is one among the five companies
in the World having the capability to manufacture submarine batteries. The
Company has exported the submarine batteries to Algeria with the government’s
permission in the recent years.
With continuous innovations the Company has risen to
become one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of batteries in the
sub-continent today. The Company supplies batteries to almost all the
two-wheeler and car manufacturers in the country. In the domestic market, the
Company sells its products under EXIDE,SONIC, Standard Furukawa and SF Brands by
Exide battery dealers. In the international market the products are sold mainly
under DYNEX,SONIC and INDEX brands.
Website: www.exideindustries.com
Amara Raja Batteries Ltd
Amara Raja Batteries Limited (ARBL) was founded by the
entrepreneur Dr. Ramachandra Naidu Galla. It was
incorporated in 1985 as a private limited company and later in 1990 it got
converted into a public limited company. Amara Raja Batteries is a part of the
Amara Raja Group. ARBL signed a joint venture with Johnson
Controls Inc. which is the world’s largest
manufacturer of automotive batteries in the year 1997 to manufacture in India
the Amaron automotive batteries. ARBL is one of the top battery manufacturers in
India mainly in acid storage batteries. It manufactures batteries for automotive
and industrial applications. Power Stack and Quanta are the company’s industrial
brands and Automotive batteries are marketed under the name Amaron.
It supplies batteries to various sectors like telecom,
railways, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), power control and exports, and to
automobile original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Amara Raja also provides
installation and maintenance services to its customers. ARBL was the one who
introduced the Zero maintenance technology in India’s automotive battery
segment. Automotive battery manufacturer Amara Raja Batteries has planned to set
up a new plant in Andhra Pradesh, which will have a capacity of 2 to 2.5 million
four-wheeler batteries per year.
Website: www.amararaja.co.in
Luminous Power Technologies Pvt Ltd
Luminous Power Technologies Pvt. Ltd. founded in 1988 is a power and energy
storage company. It delivers quality products for commercial applications and
home. Luminous Power Technologies Limited manufactures and markets inverters,
renewable energy products, water purifiers, UPS systems and batteries in India
and abroad. The company’s products includes renewable & alternate energy
solutions like solar & wind, power backup, industrial batteries,
infrastructure solutions for telecom & IT, electrical products for homes and
diesel generator sets. Luminous dominates the domestic market as well as the
international market. It has over 8 manufacturing units in India, 3000 employees
and 1 manufacturing unit in China, more than 25000 channel partners and 28 sales
offices. Luminous manufactures batteries designed for back up applications.
Luminous Sealed Maintenance Free (SMF) Batteries are designed to offer
consistent, reliable and low maintenance power for UPS applications. Luminous
has won many awards for market leadership and product reliability in domestic as
well as international arena. Luminous was awarded with the 'Global Super brands'
status and top the market of battery manufacturer in India.
Website: www.luminousindia.com
HBL Power Systems Ltd
HBL Power Systems Ltd. a listed Indian company having its headquarters in
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (India) was established in the year 1977. HBL with
more than 30 years of experience in the field of specialized batteries focuses
mainly on Engineered Products and Services. HBL is a leading supplier of
batteries like silver zinc, lead, nickel etc. which are utilized in different
sectors like Defense Electronics, Railway Electronic Signaling and others. HBL
RAIL, an approved supplier of batteries is a unit of HBL Power Systems Limited
which is associated with the Indian Railways for over 25 years.
HBL batteries
provide backup power for critical applications in Aviation, Railways, Solar and
many others. To cater the growing demand of domestic battery market HBL
operations are spread across several continents world-wide having sales offices
and factories in various parts of the country. HBL also has offices,
distributors and agents’ worldwide. HBL has a Battery manufacturing facility in
Saudi Arabia as well.
Website: www.hbl.in
Su-Kam Power Systems Ltd
Su-kam Power Systems Limited was founded by Mr. Kunwer Sachdev in the year
1998. It is a power solutions provider based in India and present in more than
70 countries. Su-Kam has its headquarters in Gurgaon, Haryana (India). Su-Kam
provides power back-up solutions for both domestic as well as international markets. The company focuses on inexhaustible,
eco-friendly energy solutions like solar
power. Some of the major products of the company
include Inverters, Generators, Solar Range and
Batteries. This company has global presence in battery market; has set up 50
service centers and over 10000 authorized company dealers/distributors.
Green technology is the main focus
of the company.Su-Kam has a R&D unit which has got over 70
patents.
It has manufacturing facilities in Nepal and at different locations in India.
Their branch offices are located in Dubai, Sharjah and Nigeria. Dealer and
distributor meets are regularly held for their international
channel partners. Su-Kam is major batteries producer in India, which participant
in exhibitions and trade fairs all across the world.
Website: www.su-kam.com
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