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Syrah Resources signs binding offtake agreement with Tesla for natural graphite active anode material

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Syrah said that the agreement provides a compelling foundation to proceed with the initial expansion of Vidalia’s production capacity; Syrah plans to make a final investment decision for construction of this expanded facility in January 2022, subject to financing commitments. Balama mine operation in Mozambique.

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UTM Offshore signs FEED agreement for Nigeria’s first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility

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The penetration of FNLG in Africa, which started in Cameroon and expanded to Angola and Mozambique and now to Senegal, Mauritania and Nigeria, highlights Africa’s commitment to unlocking the full exploitation of its gas resources. The FLNG facility will have a Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) nameplate production capacity of 1.2

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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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The project will build a new plant in Chattanooga to produce 30,000 metric tons per year of graphite targeted at the electric vehicle industry. Construction is expected to begin in 2023, subject to permitting and project financing, with first production targeted for 2025.

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

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Syrah Resources is an Australian company that supplies Tesla from its mine in Mozambique, one of the largest graphite producers. . With few producers in the graphite industry, graphite consumers enter into long-term bilateral supply agreements with little transparency on prices. Graphite and the Inflation Reduction Act.

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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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If they have local demand for batteries cell manufacturers will move to the region to be close to their customers, particularly in the automotive industry. The DRC can truly become the regional and global center of gravity for the production of precursor materials for batteries to drive the fourth industrial revolution. Adesina.

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