Ovonic Battery Achieves ISO 9002 Quality Certification

17 January 2000
Ovonic Battery Achieves ISO 9002 Quality Certification
    TROY, Mich., Jan. 14 -- Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.
("ECD") announced today that its subsidiary, Ovonic Battery
Company, Inc. ("Ovonic Battery"), achieved ISO 9002 certification for its
electrode manufacturing facilities.  The quality management system that
received the ISO 9002 certification consists of the electrode manufacturing
plants and the associated departments of engineering, quality, finance,
marketing, human resources and purchasing.  Ovonic Battery is registered under
the SIC Code 3641 with the scope being the manufacture of NiMH batteries,
electrodes and materials.
    Mr. Ovshinsky, president and CEO of ECD and CEO of Ovonic Battery,
congratulated Ovonic Battery on its ISO certification, noting,  "This is a
significant achievement by the Ovonic Battery team that will assure customers
that they consistently can expect to receive quality products."  ISO 9000 is a
series of standards on quality management systems developed by the
International Standard Organization (ISO) and recognized worldwide.
    The intent of the standards is to improve the quality of the products or
services provided by an organization based on how the company is managed and
operated.  The requirements specified are aimed primarily at achieving
customer satisfaction by preventing nonconformities at all stages -- from
design through servicing.  ISO 9002 is a Quality Systems Model for quality
assurance in manufacturing, distribution and installation.  Quality Management
Systems are a requirement imposed not only by government contracts, but also
by the demands of the commercial marketplace.  Suppliers to the auto industry
are required to be ISO 9000 certified.  Compliance with ISO 9000 provides
confidence to a customer, and the company's own management, that expected
quality is being achieved.
    Ovonic Battery was registered on December 27, 1999 by NSF-International
Strategic Registration, Ltd. (NSF-ISR).  NSF-ISR is accredited as an ISO 9000
registrar through a joint program operated by the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) and the Registrar Accreditation Board (RAB) and by the Raad
voor Accreditatie (RvA), the Dutch council for accreditation.
    ECD is a leader in the synthesis of new materials and the development of
advanced production technology and innovative products.  It has pioneered and
developed enabling technologies leading to new products and production
processes based on amorphous, disordered and related materials, with an
emphasis on alternative energy and advanced information technologies.  ECD's
web site address is http://www.ovonic.com .
    Ovonic Battery was founded by ECD in 1982 to develop and commercialize its
basic proprietary NiMH rechargeable battery technology.  All significant
battery manufacturers are licensees of Ovonic Battery's NiMH battery
technology.  In 1994, Ovonic Battery and General Motors Corporation formed a
manufacturing joint venture, GM Ovonic, L.L.C., to commercialize NiMH
batteries for electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles for sale to the
automotive industry.  The Ovonic NiMH battery for electric vehicles is the
first and only battery to exceed 200 miles on a single charge during official
tests conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy.