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Mitsubishi Chemical strengthens production capacity of graphite anode materials in China; possible production in Europe and US

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To meet the demand, MCHG has begun to consider securing the procurement of natural graphite-based materials, as well as production and sales in the United States and European countries through collaboration with international companies that own Natural Graphite operations and resources.

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Eagle Graphite and University of British Columbia partner on development of silicon-modified anodes

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The Government of British Columbia and Eagle Graphite confirmed release of the first tranche of grant funding in support of a 2-year program to develop and commercialize silicon-modified battery anodes made with graphite from Eagle’s Black Crystal graphite quarry and plant in Valhalla, British Columbia.

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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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This project will expand Anovion’s existing manufacturing capacity in Sanborn, NY—notably the only qualified US source of battery-grade synthetic graphite commercially shipping product today. Anovion’s selected site has critical infrastructure in place that will allow for an accelerated timeline for the construction of the facility.

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

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It’s really up to the battery manufacturers and the automakers as to which physical configuration to use, and then of course the internal chemistry configuration. They want non-China material processed in North America, and that ecosystem doesn’t yet exist at full commercial scale, so there has to be some kind of push and pull.

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