ADVANCED POWER SOLUTIONS BELGIUM S.A.

Advanced Power Solutions (APS) is a leading producer of premium quality batteries, with an annual production capacity of 1.5 billion. We produce four battery brands: - BLAUPUNKT - PANASONIC (EUROPE) - ENELOOP (EUROPE) - ITSON Our mission is to provide easy, safe, and sustainable mobile energy solutions. We aim to create a Powerhouse of brands that improve consumers' daily lives, all while ensuring environmentally responsible production. This will make APS the most sustainable company in the mobile energy solutions sector and beyond. APS is headquartered in Brussels with a shared service center in Warsaw and two production plants. The Belgian plant specializes in Alkaline production, while the Polish plant has both an Alkaline and Zinc lines, and also produces special packaging. APS supplies approximately 2-3 batteries per year to each of the 450 million Europeans. Advanced Power Solutions plant in Tessenderlo, Belgium is a world-renowned producer of alkaline batteries, with a history dating back to 1970 when it began producing Zinc/Carbon batteries as part of Panasonic Batteries Europe. The Advanced Power Solutions plant in Gniezno is well known for its production of Zinc Carbon and Alkaline batteries. The Gniezno plant has a rich a history dating back to 1993 and is fueled by 350 employees.