FCL-X Fire & Safety Secures Strategic Integrated Safety Purchase Order with Kia Georgia to Advance Critical Battery Safety Infrastructure
The purchase order expands FCL-X's role in providing specialized safety infrastructure for an automotive manufacturer.
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Rhea-AI Summary
FCL-X Fire & Safety (FCLIF) has secured an Integrated Safety Purchase Order with Kia Georgia for its West Point, Georgia facility.
The mandate covers construction support and Health, Safety and Environmental services for battery-related environments, including risk assessment, fire protection engineering and implementation of safety protocols designed to protect personnel, assets and surrounding environments. The role is strictly limited to construction support and these safety services. The engagement does not constitute Kia Georgia's endorsement of FCL-X products or involvement in Kia's branding, manufacturing or commercial operations.
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Rhea-AI Sentiment measures something else, the tone of the wording.
Positive
- Moderate pointExecuted purchase order with Kia Georgia adds construction support and battery-related safety services at its West Point facility.
Negative
- Minor pointEngagement strictly limited to construction support and HSE services; no Kia product endorsement or commercial-operations involvement.
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- FCL-X Fire & Safety has secured an Integrated Safety Purchase Order (ISPO) with Kia Georgia, Inc. at its
West Point, Georgia facility - Engagement includes construction support and HSE services for battery-related environments
- FCL-X Fire & Safety will provide risk assessment, fire protection engineering, and safety protocols designed to protect personnel, assets, and surrounding environments
- The engagement supports Kia Georgia's focus on safety infrastructure as vehicle electrification and battery deployment continue to expand
The engagement represents an important commercial milestone for FCL-X Fire & Safety and expands the Company's role in providing specialized safety infrastructure for a major automotive manufacturer. Under the ISPO, FCL-X Fire & Safety's mandate includes construction support and Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE)-related services, including risk assessment, fire protection engineering, and implementing safety protocols for battery-related environments.
"This engagement with Kia Georgia is a significant validation of the direction we are taking FCL-X Fire & Safety," said Carlos Vicens, CEO & Director of FFS. "Our focus is increasingly on becoming an integrated safety partner for organizations operating in complex battery environments. Kia Georgia is precisely the type of world-class organization where that expertise can have meaningful impact."
Chad Carver, VP Sales & Operations of FCL-X Fire & Safety, added: "Working alongside a major automotive manufacturer brings our technology and safety expertise into one of the most important and rapidly evolving battery environments in the world. This is exactly where we believe FCL-X Fire & Safety can deliver value—combining practical fire-suppression technology with the broader HSE and safety infrastructure required to protect people, facilities and assets."
Growing Lithium Battery Safety Demand
The need for specialized lithium-ion battery fire protection continues to grow as electric vehicles, battery energy storage, and other lithium battery-powered applications expand globally. NIST has estimated approximately 198,000 structure fires involving lithium-ion batteries in
FCL-X Fire & Safety has continued to build commercial momentum over the past six months, including expansion into major
The Company's role under the Kia Georgia ISPO is strictly limited to construction support and HSE-related services. The engagement does not constitute an endorsement by Kia Georgia of FCL-X Fire & Safety's products and does not represent an affiliation with, or involvement in, branding, manufacturing, or commercial operations of Kia Georgia or the Kia brand.
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About FCL-X Fire & Safety Inc.
FCL-X Fire & Safety Inc. is a U.S.-based fire and safety technology company focused on protecting people, property, and critical infrastructure from the growing risks associated with lithium-ion battery fires. The Company's proprietary FCL-X™ technology is a water-based lithium-ion battery fire extinguishing agent designed for applications spanning electric vehicles, industrial facilities, energy storage systems, first responders, transportation, waste management, and other battery-intensive environments.
For more information:
Carlos Vicens – CEO & Director
Email: ir@fcl-x.com
Phone: +1.416.977.3832
For media and partnership inquiries:
Daniel Purcell
Marketing Specialist
FCL-X Fire & Safety Inc.
dpurcell@FCL-X.com
FCL-X.com
Cautionary Statement
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of securities legislation in Canada, and which are based on the expectations, estimates, and projections of management of the parties as of the date of this news release, unless otherwise stated. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of the words "expect", "anticipate", "continue", "estimate", "objective", "ongoing", "may", "will", "project", "should", "could", "believe", "plans", "intends" or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. More particularly, and without limitation, this news release contains forward-looking statements and information concerning expectations on the effectiveness of the marketing and sales of FCL-X™ through distribution agreements, the viability, effectiveness, safety and additional commercialization related to FCL-X™ which is at an early stage of commercialization (which is very difficult for a start-up venture like FFS as there are much larger and better capitalized established companies that can potentially quickly enter the lithium-ion battery fire-fighting market and create strong competition against FFS), on receiving patent protection for FCL-X™ and related inventions and processes, the ability of FFS, a start-up venture, to successfully commercialize its FCL-X™ including ramping-up production of the agent to meet potential demand, continue raising capital, upgrading and refurbishing its plant, and sourcing feedstock for this and its other lines of business. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the uncertainties and risk factors related to the loss of key technical and other staff, the battery fire-extinguishing agent functioning as expected to meet safety requirements and fire-fighting related government regulations and potential client product specifications, and applicable environmental requirements and issues – see additional risks described in FFS's public filings. Actual results, developments and timetables could vary significantly from the estimates presented. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. FFS disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by law. Additionally, FFS undertakes no obligation to comment on analyses, expectations or statements made by third parties in respect of FFS, its financial or operating results or its securities.
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What does FCL-X Fire & Safety's Kia Georgia purchase order cover?
The purchase order covers construction support and Health, Safety and Environmental services at Kia Georgia's West Point, Georgia facility. The work includes risk assessment, fire protection engineering and implementation of safety protocols for battery-related environments.