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Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is in talks with LG Chem Ltd to make it one of its smartphone battery suppliers, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper said on Monday - a move that would diversify its supplier base after the failure of its Galaxy Note 7.LG Chem currently makes phone batteries for its affiliate LG Electronics and US company Apple, analysts said.
In October, it pulled the plug on the $882 device after replacement phones using batteries from Chinas Amperex Technology also caught fire.A Samsung Electronics spokeswoman did not have immediate comment on the report, while an LG Chem spokesman declined to comment.5 million fire-prone Note 7s in early September, a fault that was attributed to a defect in Samsung SDI battery.Chosun Ilbo quoted an industry official as saying that there was more than a 90 per cent chance of a deal being struck and said that Samsung Electronics would likely begin procuring.
LG Chem batteries from the second half of next year..Samsung Electronics announced the recall of 2.Samsung Electronics, the worlds top smartphone maker, currently procures Note batteries from China polyurethane wheels Manufacturers group firm Samsung SDI and Chinas Amperex Technology