NorthStar

NorthStar

NorthStar logo
Type	Private
Industry	Lead–acid battery Electronics
Headquarters	Stockholm, Sweden
Area served	Global
Key people	Hans Lidén (CEO)
Products	Lead–acid batteries Battery cabinets Electronics cabinets
Employees	700 (2011)
Website	northstarbattery.com

NorthStar is an international company, which produces lead–acid batteries and battery cabinets. NorthStar's products are used in Telecom Power Systems, Uninterruptible Power Supplies and Engine Start applications. The headquarters of the parent company, NorthStar Group, is based in Stockholm, Sweden. NorthStar Group oversees two business units: NorthStar SiteTel, which produces battery cabinets and site solutions, and is based in Sollentuna, Sweden; and NorthStar Battery, which produces lead–acid batteries, and is based in Missouri, USA.^[1] NorthStar also has offices in Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Nashik, India; as well as global distribution and service centers in Panama, Dubai and Singapore.

History

The company was founded in 2000.^[2] NorthStar sell many of its products to international OEMs, such as Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Network and Huawei and is a member of the Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium.^[3][4]

In January 2010, NorthStar entered into a joint venture with Artheon Battery Company to manufacture a complete line of lead–acid batteries for the domestic battery markets in India and the export markets around the world.^[5][6]

In July 2010, NorthStar Battery Company built a second manufacturing plant, to increase capacity from 1 to 1.8 million batteries per year.^[7]

In November 2010, Exide announced a collaboration with NorthStar, to sell NorthStar engine start batteries under the Exide brand.^[8]

Products

NorthStar's product range includes:

• NSB Red Battery^TM[9]
• NSB Blue Battery^TM
• NSB Silver Battery^TM
• NSB SLI Battery^TM[10]
• NSB UPS Battery^TM
• SiteStar^TM Cabinets
• SiteStar^TM HiCap 2-2 Cabinet^[11]

External links

• Official website

References

1. ^ News Leader. "Zweifel: Loan program helped company add jobs". http://www.news-leader.com/article/20111026/NEWS01/110260381/Zweifel-Marisol-jobs?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
2. ^ NorthStar. "About Us". http://www.northstarbattery.com/northstar/about/index.php. Retrieved 2011-09-20. 
3. ^ ALABC. "ALABC members list". http://www.alabc.org/members. Retrieved 2011-10-04. 
4. ^ Daily Markets. "EnerG2 Receives Prestigious Research Project From The Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC)". http://www.dailymarkets.com/stock/2011/09/22/energ2-receives-prestigious-research-project-from-the-advanced-lead-acid-battery-consortium-alabc/. Retrieved 2011-09-29. 
5. ^ Money Media India. "Artheon Group announces JV with NorthStar Battery Company". http://moneymediaindia.blogspot.com/2010/01/artheon-group-announces-jv-with.html. Retrieved 2010-01-20. 
6. ^ Business Standard. "Artheon Battery commissions Rs 75 cr facility near Nashik". http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/artheon-battery-commissions-rs-75-cr-facility-near-nashik/451805/. Retrieved 2010-10-09. 
7. ^ Engineering News. "Lead–acid battery manufacturer expands facilities". http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/a-sound-solution-for-noise-reduction-2010-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-23. 
8. ^ Reuters. "Exide Technologies Announces Plans For Alliance With NorthStar Battery, LLC". http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/XIDE.OQ/key-developments/article/2012465. Retrieved 2010-11-01. 
9. ^ Telecommunication News. "NorthStar Unveils the NSB Red Battery, New Breakthrough in Battery Performance Technology". http://telecommunicationnews.net/2011/01/17/northstar-unveils-the-nsb-red-battery-new-breakthrough-in-battery-performance-technology/. Retrieved 2011-01-17. 
10. ^ Truckin' Magazine. "2000 Dodge Dakota - 1LOUDRT". http://www.truckinweb.com/features/1112tr_2000_dodge_dakota_1_loud_rt/index.html. Retrieved 2011-12-01. 
11. ^ MSNBC. "NorthStar Launches the SiteStar HiCap 2-2 - a New Generation of Telecom Power Backup Cabinets". http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44357914/ns/business-press_releases/t/northstar-launches-sitestartm-hicap------new-generation-telecom-power-backup-cabinets/. Retrieved 2011-09-01.