Specifically, for NCM battery testing, a 22-pound weight was dropped on both packs with and without LG Chem’s thermal fuse. All batteries without the thermal fuse caught fire, according to the ...

LG Chem is building a $3 billion battery cathode factory for EVs in Tennessee – and it just inked a multi-billion dollar deal with GM. LG Chem has secured a long-term cathode material supply ...

LG Chem has developed a temperature-sensitive safety layer in EV batteries to suppress thermal runaway. The material acts as a 'fuse' to blocks the flow of electricity in the early stages of ...

LG Chem CEO Shin Hak-cheol said in a keynote speech at the BofA 2023 Korea & Global EV/EV Battery conference held at the Grand Hyatt Seoul on May 16, that LG Chem aims to grow its battery ...

Honda and LG Chem will build a $4.4 billion electric vehicle battery factory in the US, the latest move to shore up the country’s domestic production to comply with new tax credit rules.

LG Chem Ltd. sees the battery industry growing as much as 25% this year, delivering strong returns even as global demand eases from previous highs, according to its chief executive officer.

South Korean-battery supplier LG Chem announced it has established a long-term cathode material supply contract with General Motors Co. that's worth $19 billion (KRW 25 trillion). Through the long ...

LG Chem says it has developed a material capable of suppressing the dangerous process of thermal runway in malfunctioning lithium-ion batteries. The Korean conglomerate’s platform technology R&D team ...

LG Chem's Platform Technology research and development (R&D) team has developed a temperature-responsive safety reinforced layer (SRL), designed to suppress thermal runaway in batteries. LG Chem's ...

A products liability lawsuit regarding LG Chem's exploding lithium ion batteries may proceed in Ohio, the state Supreme Court ruled June 22. The Supreme Court of Ohio unanimously denied the ...

South Korean battery maker LG Chem—which supplies EV batteries to Tesla, Ford and many others—says it has a breakthrough solution to prevent such fires. Its battery researchers worked with a ...