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Walkabout Resources’ Tanzanian graphite project moves to construction phase

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The licences are within the highly prospective Mozambique belt, a region that hosts some of the world’s highest grade, coarse flake graphite deposits. Roskill notes that Lindi Jumbo is one of a number of Australian-backed flake graphite projects worldwide, many of which are focused on Africa.

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Syrah Resources completes BFS for expansion of US anode material production

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The BFS confirms that 10ktpa of AAM production can be achieved via expansion of the existing plant and infrastructure within Syrah’s existing 25-acre industrial site. Syrah intends to initially expand natural graphite AAM production capacity at Vidalia to 10ktpa, and then increase in line with growing market demand.

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Syrah Resources successfully produces Li-ion battery grade spherical graphite; market numbers

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Australia-based Syrah Resources has successfully produced uncoated battery grade spherical graphite, using natural flake graphite from its Balama Graphite & Vanadium Project in Mozambique. Industrial Minerals estimates that it takes 2.5 tonnes of flake graphite on average to make one tonne of spherical graphite.

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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. At the same time, consumption of graphite electrodes in electric arc furnaces (EAFs) began to rise as the Chinese government took steps to halt production of poor quality induction furnace steel. Mt in 2017.

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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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The project will build a new plant in Chattanooga to produce 30,000 metric tons per year of graphite targeted at the electric vehicle industry. NAM will deploy its advanced, cost effective and environmentally friendly process technology to provide a ~60% reduction in carbon intensity relative to the traditional Chinese synthetic graphite.

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

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Syrah Resources is an Australian company that supplies Tesla from its mine in Mozambique, one of the largest graphite producers. . With few producers in the graphite industry, graphite consumers enter into long-term bilateral supply agreements with little transparency on prices. Graphite and the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Report: Chinese Export Rule Changes Could Impact EV Battery Production

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Starting this month, the Chinese government requires permits for certain graphite products being exported. Mozambique and Madagascar produce 13 and 8.5 China has reportedly decided to place restrictions on exports of graphite, which could spell trouble for American EV manufacturers. steel) reliant on the same resources.&

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