LG Chem has worked with LX Hausys to develop a material that delays the thermal runaway of electric vehicle batteries to prevent deadly fires. Photo courtesy of LG Chem SEOUL, Oct. 30 (UPI) --South ...

LG Chem Company, the chemicals and battery materials unit of South Korea’s LG Group, revealed it has developed a new technology that significantly improves the performance and safety of ...

South Korean company initially will use virgin materials to produce EV battery metals in Tennessee but says it will seek out recycled content in the future. A groundbreaking Dec. 19 in Tennessee ...

Two next-generation battery material and cell manufacturers are cooperating to expedite solid-state battery development. LG Chem and Factorial Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, hoping ...

EV battery fires are back in the news as Hurricane Helene batters the southeastern United States, submerging EVs and sending some of their batteries into thermal runaway. Between them and the Tesla ...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials on Monday announced plans to invest $3.2 billion to develop a cathode materials plant for electric vehicle batteries. The manufacturing facility will be ...

LG Chem will invest approximately $3.2 billion to establish a battery cathode manufacturing facility in Clarksville, Tennessee. This move marks the single largest foreign direct investment in ...

LG Chem has announced that its Platform Technology R&D team has developed a temperature-responsive Safety Reinforced Layer (SRL), a material which is described as capable of surpressing thermal ...

LG Chem Company announced that it has signed an electric vehicle (EV) battery materials contract with a client located in the ...

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea's leading chemical company, said Tuesday it has signed an agreement with China's state-run oil and gas firm Sinopec Corp. to jointly develop battery materials and explore new ...

LG Chem will spend $3.2 billion beginning early next year to build a cathode manufacturing plant in Clarksville, Tenn., which the South Korea-based global manufacturer of chemicals, petrochemicals and ...

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (UPI) --South Korea's LG Chem said it has come up with a new battery cover material that can withstand a flame burning at 2,732 degrees Fahrenheit for more than 20 minutes. The ...