1910
1918
- Matsushita Electric Housewares Manufacturing Works is established
Production begins with three staff: owner Konosuke Matsushita, his wife Mumeno, and brother-in-law Toshio Iue
1920
1923
- Bullet-shaped battery-powered bicycle lamp is invented and released
- "Excel Dry Battery" for bullet-shaped bicycle lamp is released
1927
- Square-shaped "National Lamp" is released
1930
1931
- Komori Dry Battery's factory is taken over and in-house production of dry batteries begins
1935
- The company is reorganized as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd
- National Storage Battery Co., Ltd. is established
- Matsushita Dry Battery Co., Ltd. is established
1937
- Automotive lead-acid batteries are released
1940
1946
- Toshio Iue leaves Matsushita Electric
1947
- Sanyo Electric Works is established
The National trademark and manufacturing rights for bicycle generators are taken over and production begins
1950
1954
- Japan's first fully metal-jacketed dry battery "National Hyper" is released
1955
- Gas lighters are released
These products pioneered the rise the demand of dry batteries increasing applications
1950
- SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. is established
1960
1963
- Manganese dry batteries "National Hi-Top" are released
1967
- Alkaline dry batteries are released
1969
- "National Neo Hi-Top" manganese dry batteries are released
1963
- The industry's first rechargeable transistor radio "Cadnica Radio" equipped with Ni-Cd batteries is released
1964
- "Cadnica" Ni-Cd batteries are released
1965
- Rechargeable "Cadnica Light" is released
1970
1970
- "Pananica" Ni-Cd batteries are released
1971
- Lithium Primary Batteries (Graphite Fluoride BR Line) are developed
1979
- Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd. is established
1975
- Lithium manganese dioxide batteries are developed
1980
1984
- World's smallest pin-type lithium battery is released
1985
- New high capacity Ni-Cd batteries "SM Series" is developed
- "Carec Act" automotive lead-acid batteries are released
1987
- "Ultra Alkali" "Panasonic Alkali" alkaline dry batteries are released
1989
- Nickel-metal hydride batteries are developed
1981
- Rechargeable Cadnica for portable VTRs Battery Pack NP-1 is released
1990
1991
- Mercury-free manganese batteries are released
1992
- Mercury-free alkaline dry batteries are released
1994
- Lithium-ion batteries are developed
1996
- Panasonic EV Energy Co., Ltd. is established
- The joint venture between Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., and Toyota Motor Corporation is established for development, manufacturing and sales of nickel-metal hydride batteries for vehicles
1997
- Nickel-metal hydride battery pack for HEVs is developed
- Nickel-metal hydride battery module for compact EVs is developed
1999
- Mass production of thin lithium polymer batteries begins
1990
- "Twicell" nickel-metal hydride batteries are released
1991
- Lithium-ion batteries are developed
1994
- Mass production of cylindrical lithium-ion batteries begins
1995
- Mass production of prismatic lithium-ion batteries begins
1999
- Nickel-metal hydride battery for HEVs is developed
- Mass production of lithium polymer batteries begins
2000
2004
- Oxyride dry batteries are released
2006
- Mass production of high-capacity cylindrical lithium-ion batteries (size: 1865) with nickel oxide cathode material begins
2008
- Panasonic Corporation Energy Company is established
- "Evolta" alkaline dry batteries are released
- "Rechargeable Evolta" nickel-metal hydride batteries are released
2009
- Multipurpose lithium-ion battery module is developed
2004
- Mass production of nickel-metal hydride battery modules for HEVs begins
2005
- "eneloop" nickel-metal hydride batteries are released
2010
2010
- Completion of Suminoe factory
2010
- Mass production of lithium-ion standard battery systems begins
- Mass production of lithium-ion battery modules for HEVs begins
2011
- SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary
2012
- Supply of Cylindrical-type Lithium-ion batteries (size: 1865) for in-vehicle use for a U.S. EV maker begins
2013
- Automotive & Industrial Systems Company of Panasonic Group is established
2014
- Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America (PENA) is established
- The industry's smallest pin-type lithium-ion battery is developed
2016
- Lead-acid battery business is transferred to GS Yuasa Corporation
2017
- Operation at U.S. Nevada factory begins
- Mass production of Cylindrical-type Lithium-ion batteries (size: 2170) for in-vehicle use begins
- "Evolta NEO" alkaline dry batteries are released
2019
- Industrial Solutions Company of Panasonic Group is established
- Panasonic Energy Belgium N.V. realizes the first zero-CO2 factory* in the Panasonic Group
*Zero-CO2 factory: A factory that has achieved net-zero CO2 emission through promotion of energy conservation, introduction of renewable energy, and credits
2020
2020
- Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc., a joint venture with Toyota Motor Corporation, is established in the prismatic lithium-ion batteries business for vehicles
- A cumulative total of 200 billion dry batteries are shipped worldwide
2021
- Panasonic Energy Wuxi (PECW) realizes Panasonic's first zero-CO2 factory in China
- Ethical packaging is introduced for "Evolta Neo" dry batteries
- European consumer battery business unit shares are transferred to the AURELIUS Group
- The "Energy Company" is launched based on the energy domain of the Industrial Solutions Company, the Tesla energy division of the US Company, and the headquarter's energy technology division
2022
- Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. established as an operating company system. (trade name changed)
2023
- Moved dry batteries production site from Moriguchi factory to Nishikinohama factory
* Company names are those used at the time.
