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South Korean manufactuere plans to recover 157 tonnes' worth of rare metals
Samsung is expected to officially unveil the Galaxy Note 8 before the end of the month
The company now has an eight-point safety check protocol for checking batteries
The fire broke out in a part of the facility used for waste products including faulty batteries
Internal and independent investigations found batteries to be the cause of the Note 7 incidents
Investigation concluded that the battery was the main reason
It is critical to identify the root cause in order to rebuild consumer trust
Several Chinese iPhone users have claimed their handsets caught fire or exploded
The main supplier of Note 7 batteries, SDI has lost around a fifth of its market value since the problem first emerged
Poll found that Samsung's customers were fiercely loyal to their brand