VARTA
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VARTA AG (pronounced [ˈvaʁta]; German: Vertrieb, Aufladung, Reparatur transportabler Akkumulatoren – lit. 'distribution, recharging and repair of portable accumulators') is a German company manufacturing batteries for global automotive, industrial, and consumer markets.
History
VARTA was founded by Adolf Müller in 1887, and established in 1904 as a subsidiary of Accumulatoren-Fabrik AFA.[1] After World War I, VARTA together with AFA was acquired by German industrialist Günther Quandt and industrialist and VARTA CEO Dr. Carl Hermann Roderbourg.[2] After World War II, most of the VARTA shares passed from Günther Quandt to his son, Herbert Quandt. The subsidiary in East Berlin was later occupied by the Soviet Union, and was named BAE Batterien.
In 1977, VARTA AG's businesses were split up by Herbert Quandt; battery and plastics operations were retained in VARTA AG, but the pharmaceuticals and specialty chemical businesses were transferred to a new company called Altana, and the electrical business was spun off into a company called CEAG. Herbert Quandt left the company's shares to his children.[citation needed]
In 2002, the consumer battery activities (excluding
By 2006, VARTA AG had sold all its operating divisions, and the Quandts had sold their shares. VARTA AG then liquidated its remaining assets, contracts, liabilities and shareholdings, in particular the manufacture and sale of VARTA batteries, while continuing its company businesses.[citation needed]
On 19 October 2017, 11,600,000 shares of the VARTA AG were floated on the stock market (
Products
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Poliflex-Accumulator from Varta Microbattery
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Rechargeable batteries from Varta
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Lithium-ion-accumulator
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zinc–carbon battery: monocel with the design of the 1970s
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Battery from Pertrix
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Varta Pertrix 74, 15-volt battery
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Coin cellsfrom Varta
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Varta combi charger with two Varta NiCd accumulators (2100 mAh, AA)
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LED-torch light produced by VARTA
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Varta solar charger model 57082 with two 2100 mAh Ni–MH rechargeable batteries
References
- ^ "VARTA History". VARTA.
- ^ "VARTA Founder Villa Roderbourg history". Villa Roderbourg.
- ^ "Varta AG − Angaben zum Unternehmen". Frankfurt Stock Exchange. 20 October 2017. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017.)
- ^ VARTA AG beendet Angebotszeitraum vorzeitig und legt Emissionspreis bei 17,50 Euro je Aktie fest, Presse release Varta AG at dgap.de, 18 October 2017 (written in German language)
- ^ Manager-Magazin.de: Energizer übernimmt Varta-Batterien
- ^ "Energizer Holdings, Inc. Announces the Closing of the Spectrum Brands' Battery and Portable Lighting Business Acquisition". 2 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "VARTA AG acquires VARTA Consumer Batteries business from Energizer". 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "VARTA AG successfully completes acquisition of VARTA Consumer Batteries business from Energizer". 2 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2022.