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Tesla inks deal with Magnis Energy for three-year graphite deal

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A pilot plant must produce AAM by March 31, 2024, and commercial production must commence by February 1, 2025. It has numerous benefits, including durability, it is lightweight, low cost, and excellent conductivity. Magnis will supply Tesla with the AAM from a U.S. facility, which will eventually be built.

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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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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials, according to a new study on a unified African supply chain by BloombergNEF (BNEF).

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