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

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Demand for graphite in battery applications is forecast to grow by 5-8% per year over the decade between 2017 and 2027, depending on the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage—the largest end-use applications for lithium-ion batteries. Other projects are also planned in Austria, Canada, India, Russia and the US.

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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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—James Frith, head of energy storage at BNEF. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a free-trade area covering 54 African Union nations, which came into force on 30 May 2019 and effectively went operational on 1 January 2021.

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Tesla releases Conflict Mineral report, extending history of humane mining practices

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Tesla has released its Conflict Mineral Report for the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2019. The company states that any of its products, whether be its electric vehicles or its energy storage products, could contain some portion of these “conflict minerals.” Cassiterite (Tin). Wolframite (Tungsten).

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