GlobeNewswire Inc | Sep 2, 2020 08:00AM EDT

September 02, 2020

Comes on the heels of KULRs recent announcement on its participation in meetings with theUnited Nations Transport of Dangerous Goods Sub-Committee Informal Working Group

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KULR Technology Group, Inc. (OTCQB: KULR) (the Company or KULR) today announced that the Company has commenced work on helping establish updated industry safety standards for lithium battery packaging used to ship batteries commercially. In April 2020, the Company announced a partnership with Hazmat Safety Consulting (Hazmat), an organization with over 60 years of combined experience in developing, influencing, and interpreting lithium battery safety regulations for the safe transport of lithium batteries.

This week, KULR is participating in meetings of the United Nations Transport of Dangerous Goods Sub-Committee Informal Working Group to establish test methods and criteria by which lithium batteries can be more effectively regulated based on their inherent hazards. On September 15, 2020, the Company will present to a subcommittee of the Transportation Research Board on the Prevention of Thermal Runaway Propagation in Lithium Batteries. KULRs passive propagation resistant (PPR) design solutions prevent dangerous cell-to-cell thermal runaway propagation. KULRs PPR solutions were recently adopted by NASA for use in future space missions.

Lithium battery fires -- such as the incidents that destroyed a UPS plane in 2010 and a FedEx truck in 2016-- have increasingly become a public safety concern. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has called for stricter testing and shipping standards for lithium batteries and submitted safety recommendations to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), a division of the Department of Transportation responsible for developing, issuing, and enforcing safety regulations for the transport of hazardous materials, in May 2020.

Bob Richard, President of Hazmat, who formerly served as the Deputy Associate Administrator for the PHMSA and Chairman of the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, will be instrumental in guiding us through the steps required to implement minimum packaging standards required to ship lithium batteries, said Michael Mo, CEO of KULR. Our PPR technologies are world-class solutions for preventing dangerous battery fires, and we share the NTSBs, concerns about current safety standards. Requiring that lithium batteries be shipped in packaging capable of preventing thermal runaway propagation makes logical sense and should be taken into serious consideration by the PHMSA.

According to Verified Market Research, the global lithium ion battery market was valued at$36.35 Billionin 2019 and is projected to reach$115.98 Billionby 2027, growing at a CAGR of 15.6% from 2020 to 2027.

Last year, NASA used the Companys PPR technology to safely transport to and store lithium batteries aboard the International Space Station as well as collaborated with KULR on NASAs high-voltage battery safety guide. Earlier this year, KULR licensed its technologies to Americase, which provides the worlds most widely used return packaging solution for damaged, defective, or recalled batteries.

About KULR Technology Group, Inc.KULR Technology Group, Inc. develops, manufactures and licenses next-generation carbon fiber thermal management technologies for batteries and electronic systems. Leveraging the companys roots in developing breakthrough cooling solutions for NASA space missions and backed by a strong intellectual property portfolio, KULR enables leading aerospace, electronics, energy storage, 5G infrastructure, and electric vehicle manufacturers to make their products cooler, lighter and safer for the consumer. For more information, please visit www.kulrtechnology.com.

About Hazmat Safety Consulting HSC has over 60 years of combined experience in developing, influencing, and interpreting lithium battery safety regulations for the safe transport of lithium batteries. The Company specializes in applying years of experience working with US and international regulators, shippers, carriers, freight forwarders, standards body officials and others related to the transport of dangerous goods. For more information, please visit, https://www.hazmatsafety.com.

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