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Leclanché SA

EQS-Adhoc: Leclanché receives ISO 14001:2015 environmental certification for proprietary environmentally-friendly manufacturing process.

EQS Group-Ad-hoc: Leclanché SA / Key word(s): Miscellaneous
Leclanché receives ISO 14001:2015 environmental certification for proprietary
environmentally-friendly manufacturing process.

01.12.2016 / 06:45
Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR.


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Leclanché receives ISO 14001:2015 environmental certification for proprietary
environmentally-friendly manufacturing process.

YVERDON LES BAINS, Switzerland, 1st December 2016:Leclanché SA, the leading
vertically integrated energy storage solution company, announced today that it
has been certified ISO 14001:2015 by the SQS (Swiss Association for Quality and
Management Systems). This certification demonstrates the Leclanché's commitment
towards environmental management, including its manufacturing processes.

- Leclanché is the first and only global Lithium-Ion battery producer with a
water-based cell production process for manufacturing. This contrasts with
typical Li-Ion manufacturing processes which use chemical solvents for
industrial coating which must be subsequently recycled or burnt.

- Protection of the environment is given high priority in every phase of the
Company's product life cycle: saving resources by reduction of waste in
manufacturing, separation technology in all areas of chemical processing and gas
and water treatment through to systematic recycling and recovery of raw
materials.

- The Company's environmental friendly proprietary process is applied to all of
its manufactured Li-Ion technologies at both its Yverdon-les-Bains Switzerland
and Willstätt Germany sites, for both its proprietary high-cycling and
fast-charging lithium titanate (LTO) and higher energy density graphite nickel
manganese cobalt (G-NMC) battery storage technologies.

Anil Srivastava, CEO of Leclanché SA, said:"We are delighted to receive this
accreditation which underscores Leclanché's whole-hearted commitment to the
environment and its protection. Importantly, this recognition combined with the
benefits that energy storage brings to increasing renewables in the energy mix,
as well as pioneering emission-free transportation, will further inspire our
people and our industry."

Consistent with the Company's commitment to sustainability, Leclanché is a
member of the Swiss Inobat Interest Organization for the disposal of batteries
and began with the recycling of batteries as early as 60 years ago. The Company
has previously been certified by ISO for quality under ISO 9001:2015, and the
latest certification under ISO 14001:2015 complements this accreditation.

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About Leclanché
Leclanché is one of the world's leading fully vertically integrated battery
energy storage solution providers. It delivers a wide range of turnkey energy
storage solutions for homes, small offices, large industries, electricity grids,
as well as hybridization for mass transport systems such as bus fleets and
ferries. Established in 1909, Leclanché has been a reliable partner for battery
energy storage solutions for over 100 years. Founded in the tradition of Georges
Leclanché, the inventor of the dry cell battery, Leclanché today has a rich
portfolio of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) that include bespoke battery
systems from industry leading lithium-ion solutions.

Leclanché is listed on the Swiss stock exchange. SIX Swiss Exchange: ticker
symbol LECN | ISIN CH 011 030 311 9

Disclaimer
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements relating to
Leclanché's business, which can be identified by terminology such as
"strategic", "proposes", "to introduce", "will", "planned", "expected",
"commitment", "expects", "set", "preparing", "plans", "estimates", "aims",
"would", "potential", "awaiting", "estimated", "proposal", or similar
expressions, or by expressed or implied discussions regarding the ramp up of
Leclanché's production capacity, potential applications for existing products,
or regarding potential future revenues from any such products, or potential
future sales or earnings of Leclanché or any of its business units.
You should not place undue reliance on these statements. Such forward-looking
statements reflect the current views of Leclanché regarding future events, and
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause
actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance
or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. There can be no
guarantee that Leclanché's products will achieve any particular revenue levels.
Nor can there be any guarantee that Leclanché, or any of the business units,
will achieve any particular financial results.

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Contacts

Media

Florent Gaillard
Tel.: +41 (0) 24 424 65 52
E-Mail:communication@leclanche.com


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Language: English

Company:  Leclanché SA

          Av. des Sports 42

          1400 Yverdon-les-Bains

          Switzerland

Phone:    +41 (24) 424 65-00

Fax:      +41 (24) 424 65-20

E-mail:    investors@leclanche.com

Internet: www.leclanche.com

ISIN:     CH0110303119, CH0016271550

Valor:    A1CUUB, 812950

Listed:   SIX Swiss Exchange


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