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Tirupati Graphite to acquire strategic Mozambique graphite projects from Battery Minerals

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Suni Resources holds the Mozambique portfolio of graphite assets of Battery Minerals Limited, which includes the construction-initiated Montepuez Graphite Project and the advanced feasibility study stage Balama Central Graphite Project. million (US$8.9 million) in a cash and shares deal. million (US$8.9 million) in a cash and shares deal.

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Report: Chinese Export Rule Changes Could Impact EV Battery Production

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China has reportedly decided to place restrictions on exports of graphite, which could spell trouble for American EV manufacturers. This includes synthetic and natural graphite meeting the necessary thresholds to be used on electric vehicle batteries.& But the region doesn’t just have the market cornered on completed batteries.

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials, according to a new study on a unified African supply chain by BloombergNEF (BNEF). Source: BNEF.

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Roskill: Spread of COVID-19 threatens cobalt supply; bottlenecks out of DRC

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As COVID-19 continues to spread worldwide, the pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on the global economy and commodity markets, including cobalt. China is the world’s leading consumer of cobalt, with more than 80% of its consumption being used by the rechargeable battery industry.

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