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Introduction

4343 North Fraser
Burnaby, British Columbia V5J 5J9
Canada
Telephone: (604) 545-0900
Fax: (604) 412-4700
Web site: http://www.ballard.com

Public Company
Incorporated: 1979 as Ballard Research Inc.
Employees: 1,099
Sales: $81.37 million (2004)
Stock Exchanges: NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol: BLDP
NAIC: 335999 All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing

Ballard Power Systems Inc. is the world leader in developing and manufacturing fuel cells based on proton-exchange-membrane technology. Ballard Power's product line includes vehicular fuel-cell power trains, fuel-cell engines, fuel-cell power generators, power-conversion systems, electric drive trains, fuel-cell stacks, and carbon materials. The company's power products provide environmentally clean energy, combining hydrogen fuel and oxygen to produce electricity, releasing steam as the only waste byproduct. DaimlerChrysler AG and Ford Motor Co. own 18 percent and 20 percent of Ballard Power, respectively.

1. Introduction
2. Origins
3. Rasul at the Helm Beginning in 1989
4. Moving into the 21st Century
5. Principal Subsidiaries
6. Principal Competitors
7. Further Reading
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