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Roskill: graphite prices still rising on high Chinese electricity costs

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This week, Syrah Resources reported that its Q3 production had been constrained by disruption in the global container shipping market. The company reported its production in Mozambique as 25kt in Q3, down from 29kt in Q2. Total output for 2021 is likely to rival the next-largest ex-China producer, National de Grafite in Brazil.

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

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The tight supply/demand situation for graphite electrodes is expected to persist for much longer than many market observers expect. Scrap steel was banned from sale to such furnaces in early 2017, becoming available for use in EAFs. Meanwhile, needle coke is being increasingly diverted into the battery market.

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Syrah Resources successfully produces Li-ion battery grade spherical graphite; market numbers

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Australia-based Syrah Resources has successfully produced uncoated battery grade spherical graphite, using natural flake graphite from its Balama Graphite & Vanadium Project in Mozambique. The International Energy Agency (IEA) 2013 has forecast annual sales of electric vehicles (EVs) of nearly 6 million units by 2020.

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ExxonMobil evaluating significant near-term capital and operating expense reductions; COVID-19

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ExxonMobil is looking to reduce spending significantly as a result of market conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and commodity price decreases. Woods said that ExxonMobil has faced numerous market downturns throughout its long history and has experience operating in a sustained low-price environment.

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

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Graphex is a major global producer and distributor of graphite in its various forms. More: Documenting the EV battery material supply chain: Traceability challenges There is one significant mine in Mozambique that looks like a pretty vast resource, and it is actively being mined, but is that enough, and is it dependable?

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