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 ...

LG Energy Solution (LGES) has been involved in two of the biggest battery pack recalls in history. The batteries it supplied to General Motors and Hyundai respectively made the Chevrolet Bolt EV and ...

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 ...

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South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd has announced it has developed a newtemperature-responsive material designed to suppress thermal runaway in electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The company said the Safety ...

SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (HKG: 0386, "Sinopec") and LG Chem today announced the signing of a joint development agreement on key materials ...

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 ...

Scientists at LG Chem have published research describing a new material designed to stop batteries from overheating. It is made of molecularly engineered polythiophene and carbon additives. The ...

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) and South Korea’s LG Chem have signed a joint development agreement to advance key materials for sodium-ion batteries, as the technology moves closer ...

LG Chem and China's Sinopec Group are jointly developing materials for sodium-ion batteries, the South Korean chemical company said Tuesday. LG Chem, the parent of battery maker LG Energy Solution, ...