East Penn Named Among TIME’s America’s Best Private Companies

The recognition reflects East Penn’s long-standing commitment to its employees, customers, and communities while reinforcing the company’s reputation as a respected leader in battery manufacturing and recycling. As a privately held, family-owned company celebrating 80 years in business, East Penn has built a legacy of investing in its workforce, advancing manufacturing innovation, and supporting the communities where it operates.

While this achievement celebrates East Penn’s success, it also highlights the important role battery recyclers play in strengthening domestic manufacturing, supporting resilient supply chains, and keeping valuable materials in circulation through the circular economy.

A National Recognition Built on Employee Satisfaction and Company Impact

Compiled by TIME in collaboration with Statista, the annual America’s Best Private Companies rankings evaluate private companies based on employee satisfaction and overall company impact. The methodology combines employee survey responses collected over a three-year period with research evaluating each company’s contributions across areas including society, knowledge, health, and the environment.

East Penn’s recognition reflects decades of investment in its people, operations, and long-term vision. Those values have helped the company build a strong reputation among employees, customers, and industry partners.

Eight Decades of Battery Manufacturing and Recycling Leadership

For 80 years, East Penn has demonstrated how manufacturing and recycling work together to create a resilient, domestic supply chain. The company manufactures batteries while also recovering and recycling valuable materials used to produce new batteries, supporting the industry’s highly successful closed-loop recycling system.

East Penn also continues to play an active role in advancing consumer awareness about battery recycling through initiatives such as Power2Recycle, helping educate consumers about the importance of properly recycling spent lead batteries and keeping valuable materials in productive use.

Why East Penn’s Recognition Matters to the Battery Recycling Industry

Battery recyclers play a critical role in supplying the materials needed to manufacture new batteries while supporting American manufacturing and a more secure domestic supply chain.

As demand continues to grow for domestically sourced critical minerals and reliable supply chains, companies like East Penn demonstrate how investment in employees, innovation, and advanced recycling technologies strengthens both the battery industry and the broader economy.

Recognition from organizations like TIME helps showcase the companies and employees whose work is essential to supporting transportation, telecommunications, energy infrastructure, and other industries that rely on battery technology.