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Bass Metals to acquire San Jorge lithium brine project in Argentina

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Along with Bass’ graphite assets in Madagascar, Bass considers the San Jorge project as a logical addition to its asset base and to its strategy to be an integrated supplier of both anode and cathode materials.

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Roskill: graphite prices could push higher on tightening markets for batteries & electrodes

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Synthetic graphite electrode prices rose nine-fold through the first three quarters of 2017, increasing from US$1,748/t in January 2017 to a high of US$16,309/t in September, according to Roskill Information Services. Despite some fallback during the winter months, prices remained above US$15,600/t through February and March 2018.

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

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There are many challenges that EV battery manufacturers might face in the graphite market as electric vehicle demand continues to rise. However, it is a crucial component in the anodes of lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles. . Graphite prices have declined in recent months compared to the highs in early 2022.

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

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Now, the graphite that is in those batteries is not treated the same as the graphite that goes into electric vehicles, which is why the highest and best use of graphite really is in EV batteries, because of the processing that we do. John DeMaio: Spherical graphite is what goes into non-electric vehicle applications.

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Report: Chinese Export Rule Changes Could Impact EV Battery Production

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This includes synthetic and natural graphite meeting the necessary thresholds to be used on electric vehicle batteries.& We’ve frequently commented on how shifting toward all-electric vehicles inherently benefits China due to it being the world’s largest battery supplier by a significant margin.

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