Exhibit 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF C&D TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

      1.    C&D Charter Holdings, Inc., incorporated under the laws of the State
            of Delaware

      2.    C&D International  Investment Holdings, Inc., incorporated under the
            laws of the State of Delaware

      3.    C&D Holdings Limited, organized under the laws of the United Kingdom

      4.    NCL Holdings Limited, organized under the laws of the United Kingdom

      5.    C&D  Technologies  (NCL)  Limited,  organized  under the laws of the
            United Kingdom

      6.    C&D Electronics (GZ) Limited, organized under the laws of China

      7.    C&D Components Hong Kong, Limited,  organized under the laws of Hong
            Kong, China

      8.    Charter Power F.S. Ltd., incorporated in the Islands of Bermuda

      9.    C&D Technologies  (Power Electronics)  Limited,  organized under the
            laws of Ireland

      10.   C&D Technologies de Mexico,  S.A., de C.V., organized under the laws
            of Sonora,Mexico

      11.   C&D  Technologies  (UK)  Limited,  organized  under  the laws of the
            United Kingdom

      12.   C&D  Technologies  (HK)  Limited,  organized  under the laws of Hong
            Kong, China

      13.   C&D Technologies (Italia), S.r.l., organized under the laws of Italy

      14.   Shanghai C&D Battery Company,  Ltd.,  joint venture  organized under
            the laws of China

      15.   C&D  Technologies  Reynosa,  S. de R.L. de C.V.  organized under the
            laws of Tamaulipas, Mexico

      16.   C&D  Dynamo  Corporation,  incorporated  under the laws of the State
            Delaware

      17.   C&D Power Systems (Canada) ULC, organized under the laws of Canada

      18.   C&D Technologies (CPS) LLC, organized under the laws of the State of
            Delaware

      19.   C&D Technologies (CPS) ULC, organized under the laws of Canada

      20.   C&D Technologies  (Celab)  Limited,  organized under the laws of the
            United Kingdom

      21.   Celab  Power  Management  Limited,  organized  under the laws of the
            United Kingdom

      22.   Datel Holding Corporation,  organized under the laws of the State of
            Delaware

      23.   C&D  Technologies  (Datel),  Inc.,  organized  under the laws of the
            State of Delaware

      24.   C&D Technologies KK, organized under the laws of Japan

      25.   C&D Technologies (Datel) GmbH, organized under the laws of Germany

      26.   C&D Technologies (Datel) SARL, organized under the laws of France

      27.   Datel (UK) Ltd., organized under the laws of the UK



      28.   C&D Electronic  Technology  (Shanghai) Co. Ltd,  organized under the
            laws of China

      29.   Dynamo  Acquisition  Corporation,  organized  under  the laws of the
            State of Delaware

      30.   C&D  Tech  (Singapore)  Pte.  Ltd.,  organized  under  the  laws  of
            Singapore.