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Tirupati Graphite to acquire strategic Mozambique graphite projects from Battery Minerals

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Suni Resources holds the Mozambique portfolio of graphite assets of Battery Minerals Limited, which includes the construction-initiated Montepuez Graphite Project and the advanced feasibility study stage Balama Central Graphite Project. The new acquisition will complement Tirupati’s two primary graphite projects in Madagascar.

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Roskill: Spread of COVID-19 threatens cobalt supply; bottlenecks out of DRC

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As COVID-19 continues to spread worldwide, the pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on the global economy and commodity markets, including cobalt. However, owing to the widespread closures in South Africa, most shipments are now having to be diverted to other neighboring ports such as Maputo in Mozambique or Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.

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Report: Chinese Export Rule Changes Could Impact EV Battery Production

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China has reportedly decided to place restrictions on exports of graphite, which could spell trouble for American EV manufacturers. Mozambique and Madagascar produce 13 and 8.5 It's a wake-up call as to where the supply-demand mismatch is for a very key, critical element in battery manufacturing."

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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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European cell manufacturers currently rely heavily on China for battery precursors. While there are notable leading electric-vehicle and cell manufacturers today, the sheer scale of growth expected in the coming decades means that there is inherent uncertainty over which companies and countries may come to dominate this new value chain.

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