Duracell
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Key facts
- Company.name
- Duracell Inc.
- Company.logo
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- Company.logo_caption
- Logo since 2013
- Company.image
- Duracell 9 Volt 0849.jpg
- Company.image_size
- 200px
- Company.image_caption
- 9V Duracell battery
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.foundation
- (as P.R. Mallory Company)
- Company.founders
- Philip Mallory
- Company.location
- Chicago, Illinois, U.S., Bethel, Connecticut
- Company.products
- Batteries
- Company.num_employees
- 3,153 (2024)
- Company.parent
- Dart Industries (1978–1980)Kraft Foods Inc. (1980–1988)Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (1988–1989)The Gillette Company (1996–2005)Procter & Gamble (2005–2016)Berkshire Hathaway (2016–present)
- Company.subsid
- Duracell (UK) LimitedDuracell China LimitedDuracell Batteries BVDuracell Batteries Limited
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- History
- Origins
- Developments
- P&G spin-off and Berkshire Hathaway ownership
- Recent developments
- Products
- Sponsorships
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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Duracell Inc., commonly referred to as Duracell, is an American manufacturer of alkaline batteries, specialty cells, and rechargeables; it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway since 2016. The company has its origins in the 1920s, through the work of Samuel Ruben and Philip Mallory, and the formation of the P. R. Mallory Company.
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1980s initial public offerings1988 mergers and acquisitions1996 mergers and acquisitions2005 mergers and acquisitions2016 mergers and acquisitionsAmerican companies established in 1924Battery manufacturersBerkshire HathawayBethel, ConnecticutCompanies based in Fairfield County, ConnecticutCompanies formerly listed on the NasdaqConsumer battery manufacturers