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Exide Technologies Establishes Global EHS Team

8 January 2001

Exide Technologies Establishes Global EHS Team

    PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 8 Exide Technologies has
established a global Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) organization to
ensure all of its operations follow best practices in this critical area.
    The EHS Organization, under the leadership of Neal S. Lebo, Executive
Director - EHS, will establish global EHS policy, programs and goals for the
company, and ensure uniform reporting for all business units.
    "Exide Technologies is committed to protecting the environment, and to
providing our employees with a safe and healthy place to work," said Craig H.
Muhlhauser, President and Chief Operating Officer.  "We are establishing this
global EHS organization to ensure that these goals are reflected in all of our
decisions."  This new organization includes an EHS director for each global
business unit or business group, so these values are carried into daily
decision-making processes.  The GBU EHS directors are responsible for ensuring
compliance with legal standards and with company goals, for assisting
continuous improvement efforts at company facilities within their group, and
to provide training and guidance to EHS staff at the company's plants and
distribution operations.
    Exide Technologies is the global leader of stored electrical energy
solutions.  With annual revenues of approximately $3.2 billion, operations in
89 countries and 21,000 employees, the company serves the industrial and
transportation aftermarket and original equipment markets.
    Industrial applications include network power batteries for
telecommunications systems, electric utilities, railroads, photovoltaic and
other critical uninterruptible power supply markets; and motive power
batteries for a broad range of equipment uses including lift trucks, mining
and other commercial electric vehicles.
    Transportation uses include automotive, heavy duty, agricultural, marine
and other batteries and new technologies being developed for hybrid vehicles
and new 42-volt automobile applications.  Exide Technologies can be found on
the Internet at http://www.exideworld.com.