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LG Energy Solution develops technology to boost LMR battery life

The Korea Herald - Business Trade press Published 7th September 2026 South Korea

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LG Energy Solution and Seoul National University have developed a technology to suppress gas generation and improve cycle life in lithium manganese-rich batteries. The company said Monday that it achieved the results through a joint study with a research team led by Seoul National University professor Lim Jong-woo. The findings were published in Nature Communications. LMR is a cathode material that reduces material costs using relatively inexpensive manganese instead of cobalt. It can also achie

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The Korea Herald - Business · Business News
Published
7th September 2026
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koreaherald.com

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Supply Chain & Logistics
Geography
South Korea
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7th September 2026 · 12:11

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Significance 1 · Low
Confidence 1 · Very Low

Initial Significance Low (16.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (6.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Geographic Breadth (0.0/10 points). Initial Confidence Very Low (17.5/100, data sufficiency: Insufficient). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (12.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Specificity (0.0/20 points).

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Procurement Impact
Limiting factor
Geographic Breadth