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CTOnews.com, January 4, according to The Elec, a fire broke out at SK On's factory in the United States sometime last September. The fire broke out on a production line that carries out molding processes during battery production at a plant in Georgia, the source said.

The source said that the fire was quickly put out by the staff at the scene, but some equipment was damaged. It will also take some time to remove the ashes, they added, and the incident has created problems for battery production.

During the molding process, the assembled batteries need to be recharged and recharged so that they can start.

The exact economic loss is not clear, but considering the damage to the equipment and the time it takes for the production line to fail to run, the loss is estimated to be in the millions of dollars.

CTOnews.com learned that SK On is currently investigating the matter and believes that some defective batteries may have been shipped into the molding machine.

Sources say it is possible that some battery units made for testing should have been removed but left on the production line.

The plant in Georgia is SK On's first plant in the United States. It is important to ensure its smooth operation because the South Korean battery maker plans to build more factories there.

One factory in SK On is already in operation, and the company is currently building another plant there.

Production at these plants will determine whether Ford, which has a joint venture with SK On, BlueOval SK, will increase the number of batteries used by Korean battery makers in its electric vehicles.

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