disambiguation . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . november 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message gold peak industries holdings limited native name type public listed company industry electronics industry founded 1964 products battery and battery related products electronics and acoustics products and automotive wire harness website www.goldpeak.com gold peak industries holdings limited is a hong kong based multinational battery manufacturer established in 1964 . they are listed on hong kong stock exchange since 1984 . the group has built few brand names for its major product categories such as gp batteries kef premium consumer speakers and celestion professional speaker drivers . gold peak industries holdings limited currently owns 85 % interest in gp industries while gp industries holds an approximately 62 % interest in gp batteries . both gp industries and gp batteries are publicly listed in singapore . contents 1 gp industries limited 2 automotive wire harnesses 3 gp batteries international limited 3.1 cadmium poisoning case 4 references 5 external links gp industries limited edit gp industries is mainly engaged in the development manufacture and marketing of electronics and acoustics products like kef consumer speakers and celestion professional speaker drivers as well as automotive wire harness . automotive wire harnesses edit gp industries is one of china s leading manufacturers of automotive wire harness for domestic market possessing technical platforms catering for japanese european and american automobiles . the products are supplied to major chinese jv automakers including shanghai volkswagen shanghai general motors and cummins worldwide operations . in addition the products are also supplied to the second tier customers like shanghai koito in china as well as valeo decoma and visteon in the us gp batteries international limited edit gp batteries manufactures and markets batteries and battery related products including primary batteries alkaline carbon zinc lithium silver oxide rechargeable batteries nickel metal hydride lithium ion and lithium polymer and chargers and portable solar chargers.they are asia s no 1 battery manufacturing company except japan . gpbi supplies battery products to original equipment manufacturers leading battery companies as well as consumer retail markets under gp brand name . gp batteries also produces batteries for electric vehicles and emergency starter batteries using thin metal film lead acid technology . the manufacturer claims gp recyko is the new generation nickel metal hydride battery that can be recharged and reused many more times than traditional rechargeable batteries . cadmium poisoning case edit workers at gp factories have been routinely exposed to cadmium dust 1 2 an extremely toxic chemical used in the manufacture of batteries that can cause kidney failure lung cancer and bone disease . in 2006 more than 100 female factory workers in southern china attempted to sue their former employers gp over suspected cadmium poisoning . 3 on 24 august 2010 over a hundred workers protested outside gp s factory in huizhou . gp had promised compensation to workers affected by poisoning but severely reduced the negotiated amount offering a take it or leave it situation . karin mak s documentary red dust follows female workers fighting for medical care from their former employer china s gp batteries factory after suffering years of cadmium poisoning . 4 references edit gp cadmium poisoning case . globalization monitor . 9 october 2012 . liu chenyan 14 december 2006 . cadmium poisoned workers battle for their lives . csr asia . archived from the original on 6 april 2012 . frost stephen 16 december 2006 . chinese workers sue gp . csr asia . archived from the original on 6 april 2012 . red dust next frame student film festival . nextframe.org . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to gold peak batteries . gold peak official website gp industries official website gp batteries official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gold peak & oldid 738555858 categories electric vehicle battery manufacturersbattery manufacturersconsumer battery manufacturersmanufacturing companies of hong kongcompanies established in 1964companies listed on the singapore exchangehong kong brandshidden categories engvarb from november 2013use dmy dates from november 2013articles needing additional references from september 2010all articles needing additional referencesarticles 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