We expect our 10th conference to attract unprecedented number of professionals from the advanced automotive battery industry:

• Automakers
• Automotive Systems Developers
• Materials Components & Battery Producers
• Corporate Business Developers
• Investors
• Academic Researchers

Now is the time to emphasize your company’s commitment to the industry by sponsoring the industry’s premiere international conference. Have your company name and logo in front of your existing and prospective customers - join our active list of sponsors and exhibitors! Email us at sponsors-exhibitors@advancedautobat.com

Signature Sponsors

A123Systems A123Systems is the developer of a new generation of Lithium-ion batteries that deliver previously unattainable power levels, safety and life to a wide range of applications. These batteries enable manufacturers to eliminate the power technology constraints they face in developing and building new products. Founded in 2001, A123Systems’ proprietary nanoscale electrode technology is built on initial developments from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. www.a123systems.com Toyota Motor Company www.toyota.com

Keystone Sponsors

Advanced Electrochemistry Co., Ltd. Aleees : Always Leading & Everlasting Energy for the Earth & US Aleees has been devoted to the development of breakthrough LFP-NCO (LiFePO4•M’) material, mass production technologies and global patent deployment since its establishment in 2005. Leveraging on advanced mass production technologies, Aleees cooperates with lithium battery supply chain partners in Asia to provide high-quality, cost-effective motive lithium batteries to advance the revolution in the auto industry for combating the global warming crisis! In addition to deploying stringent cost control, Aleees implements 6-sigma, ISO9001, ISO14001 quality systems (closely following GMP and ISO17025) to provide a stable product quality assurance. With the hope of changing the cost-oriented mainstream auto industry to use electricity to replace gasoline as an energy source, Aleees works with Asian partners on several fundamental science projects on LFP-NCO techniques. Our main partners include National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC) in Taiwan, as well as many renowned China universities and RD of the top ten battery manufacturers in China. www.aleees.com Compact Power Inc. Compact Power, Inc. (CPI), a subsidiary of LG Chem, is a leading supplier of lithium-ion battery packs for automotive hybrid electric vehicles in North America. CPI battery packs contain large-format cells and provide a number of technological advantages over competing packs, including: safer (manganese-based) chemistry, special high temperature separators that prevent thermal runaway, and safer laminated packaging designed to be more forgiving under abuse conditions. The company is headquartered in Troy, Mich., and its mission is to become the supplier of choice for lithium-ion battery technology. To learn more about CPI, please visit: www.compactpower.com SK Energy SK Energy is the leading Korean provider of energy and chemical products, with sales of US$36 billion in 2008. Established in 1962, SK Energy is there to answer customer needs through its involvement in a wide variety of business fields. In particular, the R & D sector, designated as the next generation growth engine, is working to create future technology-driven world class businesses. The development of battery systems for Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) and Plug In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) is one of its major R & D activities. SK Energy is ready to take on the world as a truly global corporation. www.skenergy.com

Platinum Sponsors

Honda Motor Company www.honda.com USABC The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) is a partnership, formed in 1991, between DaimlerChrysler, Ford, and General Motors, to sponsor development of advanced high-performance batteries for electric and hybrid electric vehicle applications. USABC defines and conducts pre-competitive, vehicle-related research and development (R&D) in advanced battery technology. The research and development carried out by the USABC is an integral part of the DOE’s effort to develop advanced transportation technologies that will significantly improve fuel economy, comply with projected emissions and safety regulations, and use domestically produced fuels. A major goal of this program is to promote long-term R&D within the domestic battery industry. A further goal of this program is to maintain a consortium that engages the battery manufacturers with the automobile manufacturers and other key stakeholders, universities, the National Laboratories, and manufacturers and developers that supply critical materials and components to the battery industry.

Gold Sponsors

Celgard, LLC Celgard, LLC is a global leader in the development and production of specialty microporous membranes and has the broadest portfolio of products available in the lithium battery separator industry. Celgard® separators are widely used in lithium-ion batteries for consumer electronics devices, power tools, reserve power, grid management systems, and electric drive vehicles (EDVs). With features including oxidation resistance and zero TD shrinkage, Celgard® separators are well-suited for EDV lithium-ion battery applications, providing excellent chemical stability, high temperature integrity, and extended cycling performance. www.celgard.com Invest in Sweden Agency – your investment facilitator Invest in Sweden Agency (ISA) is the government agency responsible for promoting business and investment opportunities in Sweden. Companies planning to establish or expand operations in Sweden can, free of charge, obtain information and assistance throughout the entire investment process from ISA and its regional and international network. www.isa.se Swedish Energy Agency Swedish Energy Agency - For a smarter energy system The Swedish Energy Agency’s mission is the development of a secure, efficient and sustainable energy system. We promote research and development of renewable and efficient energy technology and support new business ideas within CleanTech energy. We also encourage Swedish households and companies to adopt a smarter use of energy. www.swedishenergyagency.se Maccor, Inc. Maccor Inc. was the pioneer, and is the world’s largest commercial manufacturer of Automated Test Systems adaptable to a wide range of products (i.e. batteries, super-capacitors, fuel cells, etc.) and battery chemistries. The founders of Maccor designed and built their first computer based test system in 1983. Maccor’s range of equipment not only provides standard discharge and cycle testing but is capable of sophisticated pulse testing, together with high-speed data acquisition and interface with smart battery packs. In addition, cyclic voltammetry, 3-electrode, and AC Impedance experiments can be performed. Maccor also supplies cell formation equipment for a variety of cell formats and sizes. Today Maccor has over 1,700 systems in more than 40 countries with local sales and customer support services available in many areas. www.maccor.com

Silver Sponsors

A&D Technology A&D Technology is a provider of world-class test cell integration products and services, including data acquisition and control systems, combustion analysis, rapid prototyping controllers, engine mapping and optimization software, data management systems, and dynamometers. Our products and services have been utilized in automotive, on- and off-road heavy duty diesel, marine, small engine, motorsports, and fuels and lubricant development. www.aanddtech.com Arbin Instruments Arbin Instruments is one of the fastest growing manufacturers of energy-related testing equipment. Combining the global talents of electrochemists, expert electronic and software engineers, and an exceptional customer support staff, Arbin Instruments has revolutionized the automated testing instrumentation market. We offer standard and customized testing solutions for a wide variety of energy-storage devices such as batteries, supercapacitors, and fuel cells. Arbin’s focus is exceptional quality, performance, and reliability. Our instruments provide scientists and engineers a tool for performing R&D, quality control, production, and characterization in various markets including Hybrid Electric Vehicles, medical, telecom, military, alternative energy, space, consumer products and others. www.arbin.com Barton Malow Founded in 1924, Barton Malow is a full-service construction company offering construction management, design-build, program management, facility management, general contracting, and preconstruction services. Primary markets include healthcare, sports, education, and manufacturing/industrial facilities, and energy. With over 1,000 full-time staff, including 350+ trades personnel, Barton Malow has offices in Michigan, Maryland, Virginia, Arizona, Ohio, Illinois, Florida and Georgia and experience in 37 states and the District of Columbia. Barton Malow is consistently ranked among the top 10 builders in the nation in our niche markets. www.bartonmalow.com Chemetall Chemetall, a part of Rockwood Holdings, Inc., is a global company committed to specialty chemistry. Chemetall Lithium is the world’s leading supplier of a broad range of lithium compounds and serves the battery industry globally with lithium metal and salts for different applications in batteries. www.chemetall.com CPreme™ Energy Storage Materials CPreme® Energy Storage Materials is part of ConocoPhillips, a Fortune-10 integrated petroleum company with operations throughout the world. The company produces ~60 million tons of petroleum carbon worldwide (~3% of crude oils), and is the leading supplier of specialty coke products with a core competency in carbon and carbon upgrading technology. CPreme® Graphite products were conceived through ConocoPhillips’ core carbon proficiency, coupled with its commitment to developing breakthrough technologies to support the energy needs of the future. CPreme® Graphite is a high power anode material that meets the challenge of high rate lithium-ion battery applications, including power tools, aerospace and hybrid-electric and electric vehicles. The products are manufactured from selected and optimized coke feedstock and produced using a proprietary process. CPreme® Graphite technology controls particle size, composition, and morphology and incorporates a proprietary coating procedure. The resulting graphite has demonstrated superior safety, rate capability and cycle-life performance. www.cpreme.com Digatron/Firing Circuits Digatron//Firing Circuits with factories in the United States, Germany and China is a leading manufacturer of computer controlled formation and test systems offering the industry a unique single source for custom systems used in R&D, Quality Control and Production environments. Digatron/Firing Circuits provides an extensive range of products including: Formation Charging Systems, Life-Cycle Testers, Laboratory and Production High Rate Discharge Testers, High-Speed Pulse Testers, Super-Capacitor Testers, Fuel Cell and Stack Testers, Pilot and Large-Scale Formation/Grading Systems for advanced-chemistry cells, Hybrid & EV battery and high-voltage battery pack test systems and Battery Simulators. All systems are controlled using Digatron/Firing Circuits’ powerful software applications. Contact: Digatron/Firing Circuits, 230 Long Hill Cross Road, Shelton, CT USA 06484, 203-446-8000, info@firing-circuits.com EiG America, Inc. Energy Innovation Group (EIG) is a high volume ISO/TS16949 manufacturer of leading performance large format lithium ion polymer battery solutions and has been manufacturing lithium ion batteries since 1997 under its previous ownership. EIG’s prismatic products are offered in multiple chemistries and integrated electronic battery management systems that provide safe and economically optimized solutions for the transportation, industrial, military, energy, and other global markets. Located in San Jose, California, EIG America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of EIG Ltd. To learn more about EIG, please visit www.eigbattery.com Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technology International First published in 1995, and now sent twice a year to over 30,000 key specifiers and decision-makers throughout the global OE electric drive industry, Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International is firmly established as the world’s leading international showcase for technology and innovation in electric, hybrid and fuel-cell vehicle www.ukipme.com/mag_electric.htm Johnson Controls-Saft www.jci.com MEGTEC Systems, Inc MEGTEC Systems is a global turnkey supplier of custom single-side or simultaneous two-side coating and drying and environmental solutions for applications such as lithium-ion battery electrodes, photovoltaic cells, battery separators, solar films, membranes, clean room processes, and many more. MEGTEC’s capabilities include complete solutions for the production of advanced web-based materials including raw material handling, coating/slurry mixing and fluid delivery, web handling, coating and drying, solvent recovery and purification, calendaring and slitting. MEGTEC’s R&D center located in its De Pere, Wisconsin, USA facility offers customers the ability to test, develop and improve processes by evaluating system variables and components. The pilot line includes mixing capabilities for preparation of slurry mixtures, multiple coating methods, 3-zone dryer for a wide range of substrates and tensions, plasma treater for foil substrates, and on-line coating thickness measurement and tracking. MEGTEC also offers a simple, easy-to-use coating line designed for short production runs, developed specifically for companies who are involved in the development and testing of lithium-ion battery and other advanced battery coating formulations. In addition, MEGTEC offers a complete range of pollution control equipment consisting of oxidizers and solvent recovery systems. MEGTEC offers proprietary systems for high efficiency removal and recovery, dehydration and purification of N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) and N-Ethylpyrrolidone (NEP) from coating lines exhaust air streams in the lithium-ion battery manufacturing process. Contact: Jim Nennig, +1-920-337-1529, info@megtec.com, www.megtec.com Nippon Chemi-Con Corp – Electric Double Layer Capacitor / DLCAP™ Since its establishment in 1931, NIPPON CHEMI-CON (NCC) has continued to develop a variety of electronic components, starting with aluminum electrolytic capacitors. As one of the leading companies of advanced capacitor technology in the electronics industry, NCC is pleased to announce that it is the first and only global producer to have achieved monthly production capacity of 40,000 units of Electric Double Layer Capacitors with over 600F capacitance rating. NCC will introduce a new series of DLCAP™, standard and custom DLCAP™ bank modules for multiple applications. www.chemi-con.jp Contact Sales Head office of Nippon Chemi-Con Corp at Chicago USA, United Chemi-Con Inc. www.chemi-con.com Noritake Well known for its brand of sophisticated tableware, NORITAKE is also one of the leading machine manufacturers in respect to heating technology. "NORITAKE Roller Hearth Kiln" is the cutting edge furnace for any calcination application, delivering our customer uniform temperature distribution and shortest process lead time vital for advanced LIB and ultra capacitor production processes. With the support from our distributor, DAIICHI JITSUGYO (AMERICA), INC., who distributes other LIB and ultra capacitor related equipments, we supply fully automated calcination furnaces and custom made crucibles NRW.INVEST NRW.INVEST (NORTH AMERICA) LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NRW.INVEST GmbH, informs companies in North America (USA and Canada) about the business location of North Rhine-Westphalia, its environment and investment climate, as well as about legal and social conditions, towns, cities and locations, industries, and market opportunities. It identifies North American firms interest in settling and advises them as they make their move to North Rhine-Westphalia. Today North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is one of the most important automotive locations in Europe. With 18 million people it is both the most populous and the most densely populated federal state in Germany. With some 2,200 kilometers of expressways and 17,000 kilometers of highways and state roads NRW thus possesses one of the densest road networks on the European continent. The expertise in the automotive industry and the excellent energy technology knowhow present in NRW provide ideal conditions for innovative solutions in the field of electric mobility. Invest in electric mobility! NRW has a wide variety of possibilities to offer. Contact Number: 312-629-7500 Website: www.nrwinvest.com Email: info@nrwinvestllc.com Prayon www.prayon.com Scientific Climate Systems SCS designs, engineers and manufactures Dry Rooms for precise control conditions down to -45°C dew point with direct distribution of dry air to critical workstations down to -65°C dew point for use in R & D and production rooms for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Lithium-Ion Batteries. Clean room requirements can be implemented into the Dry Room for ISO-5 Class 100 to ISO-8 Class 100,000 specifications along with redundancy designs offering flexibility for changes in productions loads and energy savings in off shift schedules. With over 40 years experience and more than 100 dry rooms installed worldwide, the SCS team of project engineers and field technicians are capable of designing and constructing complex Dry Room arrangements to satisfy any requirement. www.dryrooms.com SQM SQM is an integrated producer of Lithium, Iodine and Specialty Plant Nutrition. The Company´s acces to vast, unique natural resources gives it key competitive advantages, making it the worldwide leader in these three business lines. SQM is the world’s largest lithium producer and holds the largest, best quality reserves of lithium known today, allowing it to offer its customers a sustainable and reliable supply of high-quality lithium products. www.sqm.com Superior Graphite Superior Graphite is a "World Class Leader" in the global graphite industry, and specializes in thermal purification, advanced sizing, blending, and coating technologies, providing value added graphite and carbon-based solutions globally. Combining over 90 years of experience and advanced technologies into every facet of the organization, a wide range of markets are served such as: batteries and fuel cells, ceramics, carbon parts, ferrous/nonferrous metallurgy, friction products, hot metal forming, polymer/composites, powder metallurgy, lubricants, agriculture, performance drilling additives and others. We offer a broad range of graphite and graphitic carbons to meet the requirements of the energy conversion market such as primary batteries, lead-acid batteries, rechargeable Lithium batteries, Supercapacitors and Fuel cells. We are dedicated to the customer’s needs. Our research and development group provides solutions for today’s requirements and anticipates the performance needs of tomorrow in collaboration with research centers and customers. For more information visit our web page: www.superiorgraphite.com TIMCAL Graphite & Carbon TIMCAL Graphite & Carbon is the world leader in high tech, high performance solutions based on high quality graphite and carbons. We have a strong tradition and history in carbon manufacturing with our first manufacturing operation founded way back in 1908. TIMCAL is committed to produce and market highly specialized, environmentally friendly carbon-based materials for a variety of industrial fields. One of these fields is the battery market (including mainly Alkaline batteries, Lithium-ion batteries, Zinc-carbon batteries, Fuel cells, Supercapacitors and Can Coating dispersions) where TIMCAL Ltd. is recognized as an innovative and a leading supplier of various carbon materials. TIMCAL Graphite & Carbon is a member of IMERYS, a world leader in adding value to minerals. For more information visit our web page: www.timcal.com TOYO HITEC TOYO HITEC CO., LTD. is a plant engineering company which has been engaged in engineering powder processing plants for more than 40 years and rechargeable battery plants for more than 10 years. In Japan we have ever engineered more than 180 plants for rechargeable batteries whose materials are anode, cathode and others. We are proud of being No.1 in the industry in Japan in terms of experience. We have Powder Technology Center as a research and development center in Hyogo prefecture in Japan, which is one of our characteristics. In constructing powder processing plants, it is said that “detailed design” and “scale-up” are hard to do. We conduct verification experiments for equipments whose sizes are roughly the same as actual production equipments in order to reduce a risk of scale-up. As a result, we can offer an optimum specification of plant to our client. In Europe and North America, with the help of cooperative companies, we serve our clients with engineering rechargeable battery plants and our unique powder processing devices/machines for battery materials. www.toyohi.co.jp

AABC 2010 Affiliates

Arcotronics Technologies www.arcotronics.com www.kemet.com AVL www.avl.com Bitrode Bitrode Corporation, the largest battery formation and test equipment manufacturer in North America, offers customers an extensive line of products tailor crafted to address the specific requirements of every battery application and chemistry in use today. Fifty years of progressive, innovative engineering have resulted in the reliable, high performing, flexible designs that have set quality standards for the entire industry. Bitrode partners with other best-in-class suppliers for large turn-key projects such as the iTest system now in use at GM’s Advanced Battery Lab laboratory in Warren, Michigan, the result of a successful partnership with A&D Technologies. The company also provides software tools, battery simulation, and battery manufacturing automation. Bitrode is perhaps best known for their line of HEV equipment for cell, module, and pack level testing. Bitrode builds equipment that delivers superior accuracy, repeatability, and unparalleled durability—from nanoamps to megawatts of power. CONTACT: Laura Schacht, 636-343-6112, lschacht@bitrode.com www.bitrode.com CD-Adapco CD-adapco is the world’s largest independent provider of CFD solution technologies. As a customer dedicated company it’s been successfully providing CFD software for the past 30 years. With over 450 employees and offices all around the world, CD-adapco’s business constantly grows over 20% per year. From individual cells, to multiple battery installations, STAR-CCM+ provides a battery simulation toolkit that helps identify and correct thermal management issues and improve Li-ion battery lifetime, durability, performance and safety. www.cd-adapco.com Chroma ATE Efore Entegris Henkel Innovative Machine Corp Magna Steyr www.magnasteyr.com With over 100 years of experience, MAGNA STEYR‘s range of services makes us the worldwide leading, brand-independent engineering and manufacturing partner for OEMs and provider of innovative solutions for mobility in the future. We do not, however, wish to be solely a partner to our customers, but also strive to consolidate our leading position in the industry with our own ideas and new developments. Whether it be engineering and assembly of complete vehicles, development and manufacturing of components and systems, and innovations on the road to the automotive future – vehicles are not merely our business, but our passion. MAGNA STEYR has global capabilities with 27 facilities and 9,200 employees located throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Product Listing Engineering Services Complete Vehicle Production Space Technology (incl. Aviation) Innovative Systems & Modules Fuel Systems Door Modules PEC Battery Business Solutions PEC develops and manufactures quality control solutions for the battery industry such as: Laboratory Solutions:     Life testing of cells, battery packs and battery powered devices     Automotive test system for simulating hybrid vehicles     Laboratory Management Systems Production Solutions     Cell formation and grading systems for NiMH and Lithium-based chemistries     Inline test equipment for 100% quality control during cell assembly or finishing     Manufacturing Execution Systems www.peccorp.com Premier Dies CorporationTexmac Premier Dies Corporation is an international supplier of turnkey coating systems consisting of Single and Multi-Layer Slot Dies, Fluid Delivery Systems, Vacuum Systems, Filtration Systems, Die Stations and auxiliary equipment. A “Mobile Coating System” is available for “On-Site” coating trials. A “Pilot Coating Line” is available for coating trials at our facility. We also supply flat extrusion and co-extrusion dies for polymer film, sheet, strand palletizing applications, co-extrusion blocks, adapter piping, die carts etc. along with rework services for all slot coating and extrusion type dies. Key Contact for Sales Inquiries: Name: Robert Shakal Vice President Phone: (715) 723-0513 Ext #12 Fax: (715) 723-0530 Email: rshakal@premierdies.com Web Site: www.premierdies.com Primix Corporation PRIMIX is a leader in the production & engineering of emulsifying, pulverizing, dispersing & kneading equipment. Headquartered in Osaka, Japan & with multiple plants in Japan & other countries, PRIMIX has developed an advanced Continuous Dispersion Mixer (Filmics) for battery slurry mixing applications. PRIMIX has a 30-year relationship with New York-based Charles Ross & Company. Established in 1842, Ross manufactures mixing, blending & dispersion equipment in its 5 plants in the US. Together, PRIMIX & Ross are committed to assist the advanced battery industry worldwide with high quality batch type and continuous inline mixers. Highlighted in their booth are the PRIMIX Filmics & Ross Planetary Mixers with patented HV Blades. patented www.primix.jp Charles Ross & Company www.mixers.com Saint Gobain Every day, Saint-Gobain products provide customers with the highest levels of performance — performance which is the result of creative ideas and innovative technologies. A recognized leader in advanced polymer technology, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics is part of an international family of companies comprising Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, a global force in engineered materials.With a worldwide network of manufacturing and sales facilities, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics brings years of experience to developing innovative polymer solutions for its customers. Showa Denko TDK Lambda Americas Highest Density Programmable Power TDK-Lambda Genesys™ Series is the most complete set of Programmable DC sources with identical user interfaces, simplifying scaling of test systems. Platforms:1U Half Rack 750W, 1U 750/1500W, 2U 3.3/5kW and 3U 10/15kW Output. Standard features for all Genesys™ units include reliable Front Panel encoders, built-in standard RS-232/485, Remote Analog Programming, Last Setting Memory, Auto/Safe Re-start, optional remote IEEE, Isolated Analog or LXI Certified LAN Control. Wide range power factor corrected AC Inputs assure operation world-wide. 1U & 2U are RoHS Compliant. Warranty is five (5) years. TDK Lambda Americas is ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001 certified. www.us.tdk-lambda.com/hp Tokuden In 1964, Tokuden invented and commercialized the first induction heated roll and now specializes in manufacturing energy-efficient and environmentally clean Induction Heated Jacket Rolls® for use in high-precision thermal processes including laminating, coating, calendering, thermal drawing, and heat setting for high-quality films, nonwoven fabrics, paper, plastics and many other materials. Since we custom design all rolls to meet the client’s specific needs, Tokuden assists in delivering greater productivity and efficiency. Jacket Roll® Features Wide Temperature Range—Precise control in 1oC increments from 40 oC to 420 oC. Uniform Surface Temperature Distribution—The heat-pipe principle maintains a uniform temperature both axially and circumferentially, whether or not a thermal load is applied. Compact, User Friendly Electrical System—Jacket Rolls® use only electricity as a power source; minimal footprint. Clean, Low-Maintenance Operation—Because there is no oil, vapor or combustible material to leak, operation is clean, safe and low maintenance. To learn how our advanced technologies can help your operations achieve higher productivity and efficiency, contact us as follows: Tokuden, Inc. TEL: 770-449-3625 E-Mail: usa-info@tokuden.com Web Site: www.tokuden.com