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

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First, environmental plant closures in the raw material coal needle coke industry hampered the production of graphite electrodes. Chinese exports of scrap steel increased from around 1,000 t in 2016 to 2.2 The tight supply/demand situation for graphite electrodes is expected to persist for much longer than many market observers expect.

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