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Raw materials prices, currency fluctuations hitting lead acid in energy storage market
October 5, 2017
Battery vendors are being hit by a combination of rising prices for raw materials and continuing currency uncertainty, resulting in rapidly changing costs for businesses according to Easystart.
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