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Panasonic Buying Out Solar Tech and Rechargeable Battery Makers

TechCrunch  Jul 29 10

Panasonic announced today that it will buy out two of its subsidiaries, Sanyo and Panasonic Electric Works, for $9.4 billion. Sanyo is the largest lithium-ion rechargeable battery producer and 11th-largest solar cell producer in the world with a quickly-growing solar panel manufacturing arm according to company statements. Full story...

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