EXHIBIT 21.1

|Subsidiary                                    |  | Jurisdiction of Organization      
|--------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------
|                                              |  |                                   
|Minera Vidaluz, S.A. de C.V.                  |  | Mexico                            
|Rovcal, Inc.                                  |  | USA (CA)                          
|ROV Holding, Inc.                             |  | USA (DE)                          
|Remington Products Company, L.L.C.            |  | USA (DE)                          
|Rayovac Foreign Sales Corporation             |  | Barbados                          
|Rayovac (UK) Limited                          |  | U.K.                              
|Rayovac Far East Limited                      |  | Hong Kong                         
|Zoephos International N.V.                    |  | Netherlands Antilles              
|Rayovac Canada Inc.                           |  | Canada                            
|Rayovac Europe B.V.                           |  | Netherlands                       
|Rayovac Europe Limited                        |  | U.K.                              
|Brisco Electronics B.V.                       |  | Netherlands                       
|Brisco Electronics GmbH                       |  | Federal Republic of Germany       
|Rayovac Latin America, Ltd.                   |  | Cayman Islands                    
|Rayovac Argentina S.R.L.                      |  | Argentina                         
|Rayovac Chile Ltda.                           |  | Chile (Santiago)                  
|Rayovac Overseas Corp.                        |  | Panama                            
|Rayovac Venezuela, S.A.                       |  | Venezuela                         
|Distribuidora Rayovac Guatemala, S.A.         |  | Guatemala                         
|Rayovac Guatemala, S.A.                       |  | Guatemala                         
|Rayovac El Salvador, S.A. de C.V.             |  | El Salvador                       
|Ray-O-Vac de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.             |  | Mexico                            
|Rayovac Costa Rica, S.A.                      |  | Costa Rica                        
|Rayovac Honduras, S.A.                        |  | Honduras                          
|Distribuidora Rayovac Honduras, S.A.          |  | Honduras                          
|Rayovac Dominican Republic, S.A.              |  | Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo)
|ROV International Finance Company             |  | Cayman Islands                    
|Varta S.A.                                    |  | Colombia                          
|Distribuidora Ray-O-Vac/Varta, S.A. de C.V.   |  | Mexico                            
|Varta Ltd.                                    |  | U.K.                              
|Varta B.V.                                    |  | Netherlands                       
|Pile D'Alsac S.A.S.                           |  | France                            
|Varta Pilleri Ticaret Ltd. Sirketi            |  | Turkey                            
|ROV German General Partner GmbH               |  | Germany                           
|ROV German Limited GmbH                       |  | Germany                           
|ROV German Finance GmbH                       |  | Germany                           
|Rayovac Europe GmbH                           |  | Germany                           
|Varta Consumer Batteries GmbH & Co. KGaA      |  | Germany                           
|Varta S.A.                                    |  | France                            
|Varta Batterie S.p.A.                         |  | Italy                             
|Varta-Hungaria Kreskedelmi es Szolgaltato KFT |  | Hungary                           
|Varta Baterie Sp. Zo.o                        |  | Poland                            
|VARTA Baterie spol.s. r.o.                    |  | Czech Republic                    
|Varta Batterie Ges.m.b.H                      |  | Austria                           
|Varta Consumer Batteries A/S                  |  | Denmark                           
|Anabasis Handelsgesellschaft mbH              |  | Germany                           
|Remington Licensing Corporation               |  | USA (DE)                          
|Remington Consumer Products Limited           |  | United Kingdom                    
|Remington Consumer Products (Ireland) Ltd.    |  | Ireland                           
|Remington Products, Inc.                      |  | Canada                            
|Remington Products GmbH                       |  | Germany                           
|Remington Products Australia Pty. Ltd.        |  | Australia                         
|Remington Products New Zealand Ltd.           |  | New Zealand                       

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