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

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. “Graphite has kind of been the poor cousin of the battery minerals and doesn’t get the attention of the other commodities,” commented Gregory Bowes, executive chairman of the Northern Graphite Corporation. “A US automaker continued building a large plant to manufacture lithium-ion electric vehicle 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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Capital cost to build a 10k metric-ton battery precursor plant. If approached correctly, African countries can capitalize on their abundant natural resources, growing demand for vehicles and rapid urbanization to build a global hub to produce electric vehicles. This is three times cheaper than what a similar plant in the US would cost.

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