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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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Topsoe launches TITAN steam reforming catalyst series with boosted reliability and efficiency

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The catalysts will be used in processes including the production of ammonia, dimethyl ether, formaldehyde, hydrogen, methanol and syngas. and a hexagonal crystal structure found in high-grade metamorphic rocks on Madagascar. Hibonite is a mineral with a hardness of 7.5–8.0

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EU Launches 37M Next-Generation Integrated Biorefinery Project

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Dubbed EUROBIOREF (European multilevel integrated biorefinery design for sustainable biomass processing), the project aims to improve cost efficiency by 30%, cut energy use by 30% and reduce feedstock consumption by 10%. In addition, they intend to reduce the amount of energy used in the process by 30% and cut feedstock consumption by 10%.

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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.

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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. Experts observing the graphite market expect graphite supply to hit a deficit as EV battery makers increase production. Tesla 4680 production tripled in Q3 2022, cell ramp is “gaining rapid traction”.