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Mitsubishi Chemical strengthens production capacity of graphite anode materials in China; possible production in Europe and US

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Meanwhile, the movement to manufacture batteries locally for automobile applications in North America and Europe is becoming active with auto makers and battery cell makers implementing supply chain strategies. MRC; Western Australia, Australia), which owns an operating graphite mine in Norway and a graphite project in Australia.

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DOE closes $102.1M loan to Syrah Technologies to expand production of graphite-based active anode material

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The remaining capacity is expected to be sold to other auto and EV battery manufacturers. The loan will help finance the construction of the Syrah Vidalia Facility. Syrah has executed a four-year offtake agreement with Tesla to sell the majority of AAM produced from the Syrah Vidalia Facility. million EVs by 2040.

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Syrah begins production of active anode material in Louisiana – Charged EVs

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Syrah Resources , an industrial minerals and technology company, has become an integrated natural graphite active anode material (AAM) supplier outside China, processing natural graphite from Syrah’s Balama Graphite Operation in Mozambique.

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Tesla graphite supplier gets $107M loan offer from Biden Administration

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The company transports graphite concentrate from Balama, Mozambique. The ATVM program has provided loans to notable auto manufacturers, including Ford and Tesla. The move will reduce Tesla’s reliance on China. Syrah aims to be the first major integrated ex-China producer of natural graphite.

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More than 50 percent of MoUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat are green | Autocar Professional

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The event was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and had the participation of several heads of state, including the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the Chief Guest and President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi of the Republic of Mozambique as a special guest.

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DOE offers conditional commitment for $107M loan to Syrah graphite-based anode material project

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The remaining capacity is expected to be sold to other auto and EV battery manufacturers. However, today the United States is 100% reliant on imported graphite as China produces nearly all of the high-purity graphite needed to make lithium-ion batteries. Earlier post.)

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A closer look at graphite—its forms, functions and future in EV batteries

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The Inflation Reduction Act requires, to receive the incentives, restrictions on where the critical minerals come from, where they’re processed, etc, so we’re looking at Canada, Brazil, Australia, we’re looking at Southern Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Tanzania, for alternate sources of the raw material. John DeMaio: Except for China.

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