ILA News

New President for ALABC announced - 16/05/2012

Former ILA Managing Director, Dr David Wilson, is to succeed Dr Pat Moseley as President of the Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC). 

Members of the Steering Committee … Continue Reading

ILA publishes new case study - 16/05/2012

Eco-Bat, one of the largest producers of secondary lead, has created Safe for Life, a campaign that is communicated across all its sites to promote … Continue Reading

Register now for 13ELBC - 01/05/2012

Registration has opened for the 13th European Lead Battery Conference (13ELBC) and exhibition, which is being held at the Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel and Conference … Continue Reading

Autocar Magazine reviews LC Super Hybrid - 26/04/2012

After taking part in an exclusive test-drive in February, Autocar Magazine’s Hilton Holloway produced a detailed review of the LC Super Hybrid VW Passat demonstrator … Continue Reading

New Metals for Buildings brochure available - 01/03/2012

The International Lead Association, acting on behalf of the European Lead Sheet Industry Association (ELSIA), is working with an alliance of eight other organisations to … Continue Reading

EALABC opens the door to low cost hybrid electric vehicle - 29/02/2012

The European arm of the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (EALABC), in collaboration with several automotive technology partners, has successfully developed advanced lead-acid battery … Continue Reading

13th European Lead Battery Conference and Exhibition - 28/02/2012

Please make a note in your diaries that the 13th European Lead Battery Conference and Exhibition takes place in Paris from 25-28 September 2012. This will … Continue Reading

Metallo-Chimique joins ILA - 27/02/2012

The ILA is pleased to announce that Belgian non-ferrous metals producer Metallo-Chimique has recently joined the ILA and ILA-Europe.

The company recycles lead, tin, copper and … Continue Reading

Car Batteries Spark China’s Importance in Global Lead Market - 25/11/2010

The economic phenomenon that is China has added another benchmark to its burgeoning inventory of superlatives. It has become the world’s largest manufacturer of car … Continue Reading

Pedal Power is a Hit for Lead-Acid Batteries - 05/11/2010

It sounds like a cue for a song. There are a hundred million electric bicycles in China. But even though it will never be a … Continue Reading

The Humble Battery Sparks a Success Story - 05/10/2010

 The flourishing future of the humble lead-acid battery is electrifying industry insiders, according to David Wilson, Director of the respected International Lead Association.

Seven hundred delegates … Continue Reading

ILA Members sign up to Lead Action 21 programme - 20/10/2009

Like most responsible industries nowadays the membership of the International Lead Association (ILA), which represents lead producers world-wide, considers sustainability and responsibility to be central … Continue Reading

EU Lead Producers undertake Life Cycle Analysis Study - 11/09/2009

Work has commenced on the preparation of an up-to-date Life Cycle Assessment for the production of primary and secondary lead in the European Union.

Current data … Continue Reading

Green Light for Guatemala - 17/08/2009

Central America has a new environmentally sound lead acid battery recycling plant following the news that Acumuladores Iberia S.A. has successfully secured a licence from … Continue Reading