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Benchmark: flake graphite production in Africa set to overtake China this decade

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Graphite mine in Madagascar. Benchmark data shows that China currently has 81% of the world’s cathode manufacturing capacity, 91% of the world’s anode capacity and 79% of the world’s lithium-ion battery capacity. of the world’s lithium-ion battery capacity. China also dominates global lithium refining and processing.

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Video Friday: Ameca Humanoid

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MBZIRC ] Madagascar Flying Labs and WeRobotics are using cargo drones to deliver essential medicines to very remote communities in northern Madagascar. This month, they delivered the 250 doses of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine for the first time, with many more such deliveries to come over the next 12 months. WeRobotics ] It's.

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Roskill: graphite prices could push higher on tightening markets for batteries & electrodes

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The focus for new natural graphite development remains in Africa, where almost 1 Mtpy of additional concentrate capacity has the potential to come online by 2027 with projects in Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, and Tanzania. Other projects are also planned in Austria, Canada, India, Russia and the US.

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Tesla supplier sheds light on graphite supply challenge for EV battery manufacturers [Editorial]

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There are many challenges that EV battery manufacturers might face in the graphite market as electric vehicle demand continues to rise. Russia, Madagascar, Ukraine, Norway, Canada, India, and Sri Lanka make up the remaining Top 10 countries that produce graphite. Graphite is an essential part of a lithium-ion battery.

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Tirupati Graphite to acquire strategic Mozambique graphite projects from Battery Minerals

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The project’s graphite product basket is a mix of jumbo, large and small flake, complementing Tirupati’s existing mix of predominantly jumbo and large flake graphite products from Madagascar. The new acquisition will complement Tirupati’s two primary graphite projects in Madagascar. Background.

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

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The company Graphex occupies a middle position in the supply chain—it buys raw graphite from mining companies, puts it through several purification and processing steps, then sells it to battery manufacturers. The company manufactures 10,000 metric tonnes per year of purified spherical graphite for EV battery anodes.

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Could The Transition To Electric Mobility On The African Continent Support Development Of Local Battery Manufacturing?

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The transition to electric mobility presents a major opportunity for the African continent to leapfrog into the age of electric mobility, allowing most of the continent’s population to bypass the ICE age. Africa’s low motorization rates compared to other parts of the world makes this highly probable.