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

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Scrap steel was banned from sale to such furnaces in early 2017, becoming available for use in EAFs. Roskill forecasts that global sales of EVs and hybrid vehicles will increase rapidly in the coming years and could account for 69% of all motor vehicle sales by 2027. Batteries underpin growth in natural 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. Aviation has been one of the sectors hardest hit by the pandemic.

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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. Graphite is the critical component of all current anode designs. Charged : Haha, I bet you do!

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