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Tesla turns to Mozambique mine to acquire graphite for its EV batteries: report

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Among these is reportedly one of the world’s largest graphite mines in Balama, Mozambique, which is operated by Australia’s Syrah Resources. . As per a report from The Associated Press , Syrah’s Louisiana plant sources its graphite from the company’s Balama, Mozambique mine.

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Mitsubishi Chemical strengthens production capacity of graphite anode materials in China; possible production in Europe and US

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Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Group (MCHG) will increase the production capacity of natural graphite anode material from 2,000 tons/year to 12,000 tons/year at its Chinese subsidiary Qingdao Anode Kasei and affiliated company Qingdao Lingda Kasei. The production line is scheduled to start operation in the first half of fiscal 2023.

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Syrah Resources completes BFS for expansion of US anode material production

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The BFS confirms that 10ktpa of AAM production can be achieved via expansion of the existing plant and infrastructure within Syrah’s existing 25-acre industrial site. Syrah intends to initially expand natural graphite AAM production capacity at Vidalia to 10ktpa, and then increase in line with growing market demand.

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bp begins shipping LNG from Mozambique’s first LNG project and first FLNG platform

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bp has successfully loaded the first LNG cargo from Mozambique’s offshore Coral Sul FLNG (floating liquefied natural gas) facility, the country’s first LNG project and first floating LNG facility deployed in the ultra-deep waters of the African continent. FLNG vessels are floating LNG production, storage and offloading units.

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Panasonic invests more in graphite supply for the North American market

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Tesla 4680 battery production by LG starting later this year Panasonic Energy also signed an agreement with Novonix , a battery materials and technology company in Queensland, Australia. The deal between Panasonic and Novonix was also for a supply of graphite for electric vehicle (EV) battery production.

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DOE closes $102.1M loan to Syrah Technologies to expand production of graphite-based active anode material

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With this expanded production capacity, the Syrah Vidalia Facility is expected to produce enough natural graphite-based AAM to support approximately 2.5 The loan will help finance the construction of the Syrah Vidalia Facility. The remaining capacity is expected to be sold to other auto and EV battery manufacturers. million EVs by 2040.

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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.

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