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Syrah Resources signs binding offtake agreement with Tesla for natural graphite active anode material

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Syrah is advancing commercial and technical engagement with other target customers to develop Vidalia AAM for mass production and secure additional long-term purchase commitments for Vidalia. The Vidalia battery anode material plant will process natural graphite concentrate shipped in from Syrah’s Balama mine in Mozambique.

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Panasonic invests more in graphite supply for the North American market

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NMG is an active anode material manufacturer based in Quebec, Canada. Tesla has signed a few purchase agreements for graphite over the years. In 2021, Tesla signed an agreement to purchase battery-ready graphite from Melbourne-based Syrah Resources Ltd.

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Gravita India largest battery recycling firm enters into EV recycling business

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Under this contract, Gravita shall collect and purchase Lead Acid Battery scrap from designated locations of Amara Raja. If you are an EV manufacturer or EV Dealer or EV Supporter who want to share news related to electric vehicles on our website, please send an email to crm@electricvehicles.in. Gravita targets a supply of approx.

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

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However, owing to the widespread closures in South Africa, most shipments are now having to be diverted to other neighboring ports such as Maputo in Mozambique or Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Cobalt mined in these areas, and in other parts of the DRC, is shipped mostly to China typically via the port of Durban.

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