Saft Groupe S.A. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of batteries for industrial and defense applications. It operates in two divisions, Industrial Battery Group and Specialty Battery Group. The Industrial Battery Group division manufactures rechargeable nickel and lithium-based batteries for industrial applications. This segment’s products are primarily used in aircraft safety and starting systems; high-speed trains; urban transport networks, including trams, metros, and signalling systems; back-up power systems for oil and gas plants, and industrial facilities; power generation and distribution systems; storage for renewable energy systems; telecommunications networks; emergency lighting; and professional electronics. The Specialty Battery Group division offers primary and rechargeable lithium and silver batteries for the electronics, defense, and space industries. This segment’s products primarily used in water utility meters, gas and electricity utility meters, electronic toll collection, automated meter readers and road tolling systems, military communication systems, satellites, torpedoes, space launchers, military hybrid vehicles, small submarines, missiles, night-vision goggles, GPS systems, medical equipment, asset tracking, sonobuoys, computer memory back-up systems, and radios and other portable systems for military use. Saft Groupe S.A. has operations in Europe, North America, Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, and Africa. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Bagnolet, France.

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