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Duracell
Sign in to savethumb|right|262px|Duracell advertising on the vertical air intake of the Williams FW46
Key facts
- Company.name
- Duracell Inc.
- Company.logo
- frameless|class=skin-invert
- 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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- brand
- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- Bethel
- Owned by
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Parent organization
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Revenue
- 2000000000
- Country of origin
- United States
- Manufacturer
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Official website
- www.duracell.com
- Image
- Duracell 9 Volt 0849.jpg
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- social media followers
- 127000
- inception
- 1930-01-01
- Commons category
- Duracell
- product or material produced
- battery
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins
- Developments
- P&G spin-off and Berkshire Hathaway ownership
- Recent developments
- Products
- Sponsorships
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|262px|Duracell advertising on the vertical air intake of the Williams FW46
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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