Value Creation History

Steady Accumulation of Innovation in the Sustained Quest for Growth The GS Yuasa Group began from the lead-acid battery business, developing ’s first automotive lead-acid battery. Numerous other “Japan firsts” led to innovative products that further claimed titles of “world firsts.” From automobiles through satellites, the applications expand far and wide, as these products continue to shine in a truly impressive range of use environments.

GS (Japan Storage Battery) GS Yuasa Corporation

1895 1917 1920 1938 1989 1993 2004 2007 2010 2017 Genzo Japan Storage Battery Genzo Shimadzu invents Production of alkaline Maiden voyage of Shinkai Prismatic lithium-ion GS Yuasa Corporation Lithium Energy Japan Full-fledged deployment of Proving tests commence manufactures Japan’s Co., Ltd. established “reactive lead oxide batteries begins 6500 manned research batteries developed established through established as a large-size railway-use lithium-ion battery on AI-equipped storage first lead-acid battery production method” submersible equipped with corporate merger lithium-ion battery joint system on hybrid railroad cars battery system status GS produced batteries venture between GS Yuasa, monitoring Corporation, and Corporation 2016 2018 YUASA (Yuasa Corporation) Completed the transfer of Contributes to Corporation’s amelioration of wind 2009 lead-acid battery business power output fluctuation. 1915 1918 1920 1941 1966 1998 Blue Energy Co., Ltd. Lithium-ion batteries installed Order received for one of Shichizaemon Yuasa Yuasa Storage Battery Production of Production of alkaline Dry and charged batteries go Marketing of ultra-thin established with Motor for use on International the world’s largest storage embarks on storage Co., Ltd. established automotive lead-acid batteries begins on sale in Japan for the first lithium-ion polymer Co., Ltd. Space Station battery facilities battery manufacture batteries begins time secondary battery (Toyotomi-cho, Hokkaido)

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Contributing to society through products

1900 S 1930 S 1950 S 1990 S 2000 S Development of Japan’s first lead-acid battery Supply of lead-acid batteries Marketing of a small-size/lightweight Small lithium-ion battery developed Development of renewable energy Lithium-ion batteries supplied for the i-MiEV, Key contributions to the steady for the first (EV) storage battery for motorcycles Supporting the evolution storage battery systems the world’s first mass-produced electric vehicle supply of electric power produced in Japan Powering Japan’s postwar recovery of mobile phones Contributions to promoting Ushering in a new EV era Supply of new mobility means clean energy

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