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 ...

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 ...

The only thing stopping LG Chem from implementing it now is scaling, but that might only be a temporary delay. Thermal runaway that could lead to a rare but dangerous EV battery pack fire is not only ...

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 ...

LG Chem Ltd, the chemicals unit of South Korea’s LG Group, announced this week it had signed an agreement with Exxon Mobil Corporation of the US to source up to 100,000 tons of lithium carbonate for ...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The LG Chem battery manufacturing plant being built in Clarksville has received a significant customer. General Motors (GM) plans to spend nearly $19 billion over the next ...

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 ...

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, ...