South Korea-based LG Chem is building this $3.2 billion battery cathode factory for electric vehicles in Clarksville.

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 ...

Factorial Inc. (Factorial), an industry leader in the development of solid-state battery technology for electric vehicle (EV) applications, and LG Chem, a global leader in battery materials, today ...

LG Chem claims big breakthough in new material that reduces battery fire risk.

General Motors plans to spend $19 billion over roughly the next decade to source critical materials for use in electric vehicle batteries from LG Chem, the companies said Wednesday.

Through the long-term supply contract, starting in 2026 and running through 2035, LG Chem will supply GM more than 500,000 tons of cathode materials.

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 ...

Ultium Cells, the joint venture between GM and LG Chem, is currently funding a $2.3 billion battery factory near Cleveland, Ohio, on a site “fairly close” to the automaker’s two other ...

WARREN, Mich. (Reuters) - General Motors Co and South Korea's LG Chem <051910.KS> said on Thursday they will invest $2.3 billion (£1.79 billion) to build an electric vehicle battery cell joint ...

EV fires are rare. But when they occur, it can be scary. Korean battery maker LG Chem has a viable solution.

In June, LG Chem said it would invest 1 trillion won in an electric car battery plant over the next four years. It aims to derive total revenue of 2 trillion won from the battery business in 2015.

LG Chem and A123 Systems are the two companies that have been supplying prototype battery packs for Volt development program.