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In order to see a brief history of the main suppliers represented by UNITRADE, S.A. please click your mouse on the logo of the desired company, to go directly to their webpage. Once inside, you will be able to see the history and the complete range of products of chosen company. 
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Cronology of Main Suppliers
| Electric Storage Battery Co. founded (ESB). | 1888 |
| First use of Exide (Exotic Oxide) name "Exotic Oxide". | 1900 |
| First use and patenting of tubular plate. | 1910 |
| Purchase of Thomas Edison Industries. (nickel iron, nickel cadmium). |
1960 |
| Purchase of Basic Electronics (charges). Later became Exide Electronics. |
1962 |
| Purchase of the UPS business of TRW. Became part of Exide Electronics. |
1968 |
| International Nickel purchased all stock of ESB in first "Hostile Takeover". | 1974 |
| Started selling the parts of ESB (Ray-O-Vac), Wilson, Atlas Minerals, Stokes, Medcore. | 1978 |
| GBC and Yuasa form joint venture to build motorcycle batteries in the United States. | 1977 |
| Exide Electronics is sold and now listed on Nasdaq. | 1983 |
| Exide Corp. (automotive and industrial) sold to private investors. | 1983 |
| Exide Corporation buys General Battery (GBC) and thus has joint venture with Yuasa for motorcycle batteries. | 1987 |
| Exide Corporation sells industrial operations to Yuasa. This makes 2 companies: Exide Corporation (Automotive) New York Stock Exchange. Yuasa-Exide (Industrial) owned by Yuasa. |
1991 |
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