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Tirupati Graphite opens second mine in Madagascar at Vatomina Project

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Tirupati Graphite plc, a fully integrated specialist graphite producer and graphene developer with operations in Madagascar and India, has opened its second mine in Madagascar at the Vatomina Project, where it remains on track to start commissioning the first 9,000 tpa processing plant in Q2 2021.

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Tirupati Graphite to acquire strategic Mozambique graphite projects from Battery Minerals

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The acquisition is subject, among other things, to the mandatory shareholder approval of Battery Minerals and approval of the transaction by the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy in Mozambique. As well as purity, flake size is one of the main variables determining the product type and end application of flake graphite.

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Roskill: Cobalt demand to grow steadily over the next decade

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Largely benefitting from its stability, hardness, anti-corrosion and high-temperature resistance characteristics, cobalt metal and its compounds are widely used in many industries important to the modern society, such as various battery applications, aerospace, and energy.

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

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Only a handful of countries mine graphite and even fewer refine the mineral enough to be used in batteries and other products. “The single biggest impediment to new investment is the opaque nature of the market because to get the commercial debt in place is really challenging,” said Verner. Graphite Supply.

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A closer look at graphite—its forms, functions and future in EV batteries

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Some advanced designs use a small amount of silicon, which can store more energy. Silicon has some very desirable properties—it stores significant amounts of energy, it’s very conductive, it’s lighter—but there are some challenges with it. It’s a petroleum product. Graphite is the critical component of all current anode designs.

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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. It’s an essential component and China is responsible for about 66 percent of the world’s graphite production. & In terms of graphite production, no other nation comes close. Mozambique and Madagascar produce 13 and 8.5

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