Despite Samsung mobile stating that the Note 7's issues were caused by batteries supplied by samsung SDI and China's Amperex Technology, samsung SDI is due to supply batteries for samsung mobile's upcoming Galaxy S8 smartphone. The Samsung Galaxy S8 will be crucial in maintaining the company's competition with arch rival Apple and newer players such as China's Huawei. Samsung SDI said in February that it is has invested approximately 150bn won ($131m) in safety. 'Minor' fire at Galaxy Note 7 battery supplier's Tianjin plant saw 110 firefighters and 19 trucks sent to put out blaze, according to emergency servicesA fire that drew out 110 firefighters and 19 trucks to a factory operated by Samsung Galaxy Note 7 battery supplier, Samsung SDI, was caused by discarded faulty batteries, the company has said. There were no casualties or significant impact on the operations of the plant, although the local fire department was called, said a Samsung SDI spokesperson.
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The Tianjin plant is one of five production centers by SDI in China and a major one for small batteries used in phones. The fire broke out not on the production line itself but in a part of the facility used for waste, including faulty batteries, said Samsung SDI spokesman Shin Yong-doo. HONG KONG/SEOUL Feb 8 A minor fire that broke out at a samsung SDI Co Ltd factory in China on Wednesday was caused by waste products including faulty batteries, the Korean company and local emergency services said. SDI is set to start supplying batteries for Samsung's upcoming flagship smartphone Galaxy S8 in the first quarter of this year. The local fire department, however, said on its microblog that the fire was caused by batteries inside the facility.
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Faulty batteries caused a small fire at a Samsung plant in China
But the company's battery woes aren't yet fully behind it, as it was no doubt reminded earlier today when a small fire broke out in a plant located in Tianjin, China. Samsung has seemingly put its on-going Galaxy Note 7 issues behind it, courtesy of a couple of recalls, an expensive investigation and promises to implement stricter standards. It's also set to become a supplier for the company's upcoming Galaxy S8 flagship, the first device to benefit from stricter battery oversight. Earlier this week, Samsung's home country of South Korea announced plans to increase regulation around lithium-ion batteries in the wake of the Note 7 news. The company reported that the fire, localized in a waste facility was subsequently extinguished, with no casualties or equipment damage.The Tianjin plant is one of five production centers by SDI in China and a major one for small batteries used in phones. The fire broke out not on the production line itself but in a part of the facility used for waste, including faulty batteries, said Samsung SDI spokesman Shin Yong-doo. HONG KONG/SEOUL Feb 8 A minor fire that broke out at a samsung SDI Co Ltd factory in China on Wednesday was caused by waste products including faulty batteries, the Korean company and local emergency services said. SDI is set to start supplying batteries for Samsung's upcoming flagship smartphone Galaxy S8 in the first quarter of this year. The local fire department, however, said on its microblog that the fire was caused by batteries inside the facility.
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