Renata AG SA (Renata Batteries), based in Itingen,

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, is a developer and manufacturer of batteries (particularly ''coin'' or ''button'' cells). It is a subsidiary of

The Swatch Group The Swatch Group Ltd is a Swiss manufacturer of watches and jewellery. The company was founded in 1983 through the merger of Allgemeine Gesellschaft der Schweizerischen Uhrenindustrie, ASUAG and Société Suisse pour l'Industrie Horlogère, SSIH ...

Technology

Battery technologies offered by ''Renata'' comprise

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(for wristwatches, calculators and small electronic toys, etc.), zinc air (for hearing aids),

lithium Lithium (from , , ) is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol Li and atomic number 3. It is a soft, silvery-white alkali metal. Under standard temperature and pressure, standard conditions, it is the least dense metal and the ...

(non-rechargeable,

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) (for computer battery backup, etc.) and battery holders, as well as

lithium polymer A lithium polymer battery, or more correctly, lithium-ion polymer battery (abbreviated as LiPo, LIP, Li-poly, lithium-poly, and others), is a rechargeable battery derived from lithium-ion and lithium-metal battery technology. The primary differ ...

(rechargeable, secondary) (for industrial use).

History

''Renata'' was founded in 1952 by ''Kurt Zehntner,'' as a manufacturer of components for mechanical watches and diversified into production of ''coin'' or ''button'' cells in 1974. Renata was acquired by ''SMH Swiss Corporation'' for ''Microelectronics and Watchmaking Industries Ltd'' in 1982 (in 1998, SMH became known as ''The Swatch Group)'' and produces cells, batteries and associated encapsulation technologies and cell/battery holders.

Global Position

''Renata'' claims to be "one of the three largest producers of coin cells worldwide" and also claims that it produces over one million batteries a day.

References

External links

Renata corporate website

Swatch Group corporate website
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