Leclanché SA: Fire accident in part of Leclanché factory in Germany on 7th of April early morning Donnerstag, 07. April 2016 - 18:49

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Leclanché SA: Fire accident in part of Leclanché factory in Germany on 7th
of April early morning

07.04.2016 / 17:48
Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR.
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Fire accident in part of Leclanché factory in Germany on 7th of April early
morning
  - No personnel injury

  - Leclanché has contingency plans in place to meet its customer delivery
    commitments

Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland / Willstätt, Germany 07.04.2016 
Leclanché GmbH in Willstätt suffered a fire accident in a section of the
factory on Thursday the 7th of April around 6:00 am. The local fire
fighting brigades have extinguished the fire. Measurements of the fire
fighting brigades have shown no health risks for the people in the vicinity
of the factory.

Two employees who have inhaled fumes were sent to hospital for
precautionary checks. They have been released safe a couple of hours later.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The production in
Willstätt has been stopped today.
Leclanché has activated the contingency plans in place and is confident to
meet all its delivery commitments to customers.

 

For further information:
Heiko Ross / Maya Aprahamian 
Tél.: +41 (0) 24 424 65 83  - E-Mail : communication@leclanche.com

About Leclanché
Leclanché, which is listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SIX:LECN), has a
wide range of storage products for electricity grids, large industries,
homes and small offices, as well as, hybridization for mass transport
systems like fleet of buses, trams etc. Established in 1909 Leclanché has
been a reliable partner for battery storage technologies. Founded in the
tradition of Georges Leclanché, the inventor of the dry cell battery,
Leclanché today has a rich portfolio of Energy Storage Systems that include
Specialized Customer-specific Battery Systems to industry leading
lithium-ion solutions. Through the integration of a spin-off of the German
Fraunhofer Institute in 2006, the company evolved from a traditional
battery producer into one of the leading developers and manufacturers of
lithium-ion cells in Europe. Leclanché's Storage Solutions are optimized
for various applications, in particular for the integration of renewable
energy, diesel fuel reduction, electricity grid-connected ancillary
services, peak-power shaving for heavy industries but also for heavy duty
transportation in buses, trams, trains or maritime vessels. Leclanché
products are characterized by a very high cycle stability (both for cells
with titanate and graphite anode) and long service life. Thanks to our
patented separator technology, which is a core element of lithium ion
batteries, Leclanché is able to make cells with very good safety
characteristics in a highly automated production process. Leclanché
operates a fully automated plant for the production of large format
lithium-ion cells at an annual maximum capacity of up to one million cells
and is capable of running multiple chemistries through production for
different cell characteristics. In addition, Leclanché offers a number of
specialized battery systems through its Portable Business Unit, such as
customer-specific energy storage systems for defense and medical
applications. Leclanché also distributes primary and secondary batteries
and accessories of other producers.
SIX Swiss Exchange: ticker symbol LECN | ISIN CH 011 030 311 9
www.leclanche.com

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.


Information and Explanation of the Issuer to this News:

Fire accident in part of Leclanché factory in Germany on 7th of April early
morning
  - No personnel injury

  - Leclanché has contingency plans in place to meet its customer delivery
    commitments

Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland / Willstätt, Germany 07.04.2016 
Leclanché GmbH in Willstätt suffered a fire accident in a section of the
factory on Thursday the 7th of April around 6:00 am. The local fire
fighting brigades have extinguished the fire. Measurements of the fire
fighting brigades have shown no health risks for the people in the vicinity
of the factory.

Two employees who have inhaled fumes were sent to hospital for
precautionary checks. They have been released safe a couple of hours later.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The production in
Willstätt has been stopped today.
Leclanché has activated the contingency plans in place and is confident to
meet all its delivery commitments to customers.

 

For further information:
Heiko Ross / Maya Aprahamian 
Tél.: +41 (0) 24 424 65 83  -E-Mail : communication@leclanche.com

About Leclanché
Leclanché, which is listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SIX:LECN), has a
wide range of storage products for electricity grids, large industries,
homes and small offices, as well as, hybridization for mass transport
systems like fleet of buses, trams etc. Established in 1909 Leclanché has
been a reliable partner for battery storage technologies. Founded in the
tradition of Georges Leclanché, the inventor of the dry cell battery,
Leclanché today has a rich portfolio of Energy Storage Systems that include
Specialized Customer-specific Battery Systems to industry leading
lithium-ion solutions. Through the integration of a spin-off of the German
Fraunhofer Institute in 2006, the company evolved from a traditional
battery producer into one of the leading developers and manufacturers of
lithium-ion cells in Europe. Leclanché's Storage Solutions are optimized
for various applications, in particular for the integration of renewable
energy, diesel fuel reduction, electricity grid-connected ancillary
services, peak-power shaving for heavy industries but also for heavy duty
transportation in buses, trams, trains or maritime vessels. Leclanché
products are characterized by a very high cycle stability (both for cells
with titanate and graphite anode) and long service life. Thanks to our
patented separator technology, which is a core element of lithium ion
batteries, Leclanché is able to make cells with very good safety
characteristics in a highly automated production process. Leclanché
operates a fully automated plant for the production of large format
lithium-ion cells at an annual maximum capacity of up to one million cells
and is capable of running multiple chemistries through production for
different cell characteristics. In addition, Leclanché offers a number of
specialized battery systems through its Portable Business Unit, such as
customer-specific energy storage systems for defense and medical
applications. Leclanché also distributes primary and secondary batteries
and accessories of other producers.
SIX Swiss Exchange: ticker symbol LECN | ISIN CH 011 030 311 9
www.leclanche.com

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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