| 1791 |
Galvani (Italy) discovers the principle of the battery from electricity in frogs legs. |
| 1800 |
Volta (Italy) invents the Voltaic battery. |
| 1859 |
Plante (France) invents the lead-acid storage battery. |
| 1868 |
Leclanche's cell(France), the prototype of the present battery, invented |
| 1885 |
Sakizou Yai (Japan) invents the dry battery. |
| 1888 |
Gassner (Germany), Hellsens (Denmark) etc. invent the dry battery. |
| 1895 |
Lead-acid storage battery successfully tested in Japan |
| 1899 |
Jungner (Sweden) invents nickel cadmium storage battery. |
| 1900 |
Edison (USA) invents nickel-iron storage battery. |
| 1904 |
Shimadzu Corporation delivers first lead-acid battery.
Storage Battery Manufacturing Company established in Japan |
| 1955 |
Mercury battery production started |
| 1964 |
Alkaline battery production started in Japan
Ni-Cd production started in Japan
Extra heavy-duty battery production started in Japan |
| 1969 |
Super heavy-duty battery production started in Japan |
| 1970 |
Small controlling valvular zinc storage battery production started in Japan |
| 1976 |
Lithium primary battery production started
Silver oxide battery production started |
| 1977 |
Alkaline button battery production started in Japan |
| 1986 |
Zinc-air battery production started in Japan |
| 1990 |
Ni-MH battery production started in Japan |
| 1991 |
Secondary type of lithium-ion battery production started in Japan
Recycling mark display on Ni-Cd batteries started
Dry batteries using no mercury achieved |
| 1992 |
Alkaline batteries using no mercury achieved in Japan |
| 1993 |
Recommended expiration dates for dry batteries display started |
| 1995 |
Mercury battery production stopped |
| 1997 |
Collection of small secondary batteries started |
| 2002 |
Nickel primary battery production started in Japan |
| 2005 |
Silver oxide zinc batteries using no mercury achieved |
| 2009 |
Alkaline button batteries using no mercury achieved |
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