Portions of the former Exide lead-acid battery recycling plant in Vernon are now wrapped in scaffolding and white plastic sheeting. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) By Tony Barboza Staff Writer .

Battery recycler Exide Technologies will permanently close its Vernon plant and avoid criminal charges under an agreement between the company and the U.S. attorney's office reached Wednesday night.

Exide Technologies has been allowed to abandon its former battery-recycling plant in Vernon, leaving the state -- and taxpayers -- on the hook to pay for continued environmental cleanup of the site.

Battery maker Exide Technologies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in 11 years, citing a Wal-Mart decision to stop buying its products.

It is the second bankruptcy or insolvency announcement concerning a lead-acid battery producer, following the announcement by France-based Recylex S.A. that its German subsidiaries were seeking ...

Exide Technologies closed for business on Friday, ending nearly a half century of operations in Frisco. The battery-recycling plant is shutting down as part of an agreement with the city of Frisco ...

Exide Technologies held tremendous harmony with the “Exide Battery” name. Exide is the brand that prides itself on being a top-rated supplier of impeccable energy solutions. Surprisingly enough but ...

Leading battery maker Exide Industries is in advanced discussions with two major two-wheeler companies and one three-wheeler player for battery manufacturing, the management said during an ...

Storage battery major Exide Industries, which expects its lithium-ion cell manufacturing facility in Karnataka to be ready for commercial production in FY25, is already reaching out to potential ...

Exide Industries, a manufacturer of batteries, is currently in advanced talks with two prominent two-wheeler firms and one three-wheeler manufacturer regarding battery production, according to the ...