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Indianapolis – April 10, 2014

Addenda recently installed new laboratory equipment to help us continue to develop new battery additives and better understand and enhance their use and performance in the lead-acid battery.

New equipment includes the latest Bruker XRD (x-ray diffraction) instrument for sophisticated quantitative phase and structure analysis. Accurate phase identification is an important tool in helping customers optimize the use of our high performance addiBatt™ additives in their batteries.

This new state of the art X-ray diffraction (XRD) equipment provides accurate and timely analysis of paste mixes and battery plate active material. These results help guide customers during trials to determine optimum additive use levels for enhanced performance.

Last year, we upgraded our thermal analysis capabilities with a TA Instruments simultaneous TGA/DSC instrument. This provides us with unprecedented speed, accuracy and improved resolution to temperatures up to 1,500° C.

In addition to use for customer trial analysis, both instruments will be used for continued research and quality control. “We are committed to making improvements in the technology and performance of lead acid batteries,” said Gary Mitchener, President.

Addenda is a leading manufacturer of additives for the battery, rubber, plastics and chemical industries. Additives include flame retardants and smoke suppressants for plastic materials, additives for batteries that improve performance and reduce manufacturing costs and additives that enhance the properties of rubber materials.

Singapore – September 10, 2013

Addenda introduced a new lead acid battery additive at the Asian Battery Conference in Singapore.

AddiBatt™ PN-50 represents a significant improvement in tin containing additives for batteries. The use of tin is growing and dates back to the 1970’s. Numerous literature references (patents and published papers) have documented the advantages of including some small level of tin in the battery paste mix. These include among others:

Higher discharge capacity
Improved initial capacity
Extended cycle life
Reduction of self discharge
Promotes formation of β- PbO2
Inhibits grid corrosion

While the use of tin has been increasing, growth has been limited because many forms of tin and methods of incorporation interfere with the formation of a tetrabasic crystal structure during the curing process. Using addiBatt™ PN-50 promotes a tetrabasic lead sulfate cure and delivers tin into the active paste to enhance the performance properties of the battery.

“addiBatt™ PN-50 is the fourth new battery additive Addenda Corporation has introduced in the past year,” said Gary Mitchener, President. “We are committed to making improvements in the technology and performance of lead acid batteries.”

Addenda is a leading manufacturer of additives for the battery, rubber, plastics and chemical industries. Additives include flame retardants and smoke suppressants for plastic materials, additives for batteries that improve performance and reduce manufacturing costs and additives that enhance the properties of rubber materials.

July 15, 2013

AddiBatt™ Tetra-C represents the first significant improvement in tetrabasic lead sulfate “seed” material for the battery industry. The original materials, addiBatt™ Tetra M and Tetra L2, are essentially single, long thin crystals of very pure tetrabasic lead sulfate ground to smaller particle sizes. addiBatt™ Tetra-C is the next generation tetrabasic “seed” material. Unlike traditional “seed” material, addiBatt™ Tetra-C crystals are multiaxial.

Multiaxial seed crystals grow in a three dimensional pattern during the battery curing process. By growing in all directions, not just one, they create an interlocking growth pattern that improves the integrity and strength of the battery grid while promoting a “tetrabasic” crystal structure. Addenda is a leading manufacturer of additives for the battery, rubber, plastics and chemical industries. Additives include flame retardants and smoke suppressants for plastic materials, additives for batteries that improve performance and reduce manufacturing costs and additives that enhance the properties of rubber materials.

“The introduction of addiBatt™ Tetra-C underscores our ongoing commitment to the battery market,” stated Gary R. Mitchener, President of Addenda.

INDIANAPOLIS/ May 24, 2005/ – Addenda Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana, announced the completion of an expansion that will double the manufacturing capacity for its battery additive, addiBatt™-Tetra (tetrabasic lead sulfate). “Battery producers have shown a growing interest in this unique additive because even small amounts added to the battery grid paste enhance battery performance and reduce manufacturing costs,” said Addenda president, Gary R. Mitchener. “We are now in a position to supply several million pounds annually,” he said.

In addition to supplying addiBatt™-Tetra in traditional bulk bags, Addenda also now offers delivery in “batch weight” poly bags. “While the most common weights seem to be 12 and 24-pound bags, we will have the capability to pack any weight between one pound and 50 pounds,” Mr. Mitchener said, citing customer demand for the added flexibility.

Addenda is a leading manufacturer of additives for the chemical, plastics, rubber and battery industries.