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Exponential growth from the electric vehicle sector has propelled the industry’s graphite requirements and created challenges for in the graphic market. Various widely-used lithium-ion batteries – from LFP to NCM cathodes – use graphite anodes. When it comes to ESG considerations in the graphite industry, we are seeing awareness and incorporation of stricter policies developing, particularly in China for this critical battery material.
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The next ten years will see different cathode chemistries pull on graphite supplies and place a premium on understanding where and when graphite supply will come online. Get the latest graphite news and analysis from our team of expert price reporters.
Sluggish demand for China’s graphite flake fines in both the batteries’ anode and refractories sectors has led to ongoing output cuts among flake miners and processors, which has further tightened the supply of large flake graphite in China, sources told Fastmarkets.
Northern Graphite and Rain Carbon have partnered to produce natural graphite-based battery anode material (BAM) for lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), with commercial availability expected by 2027, Northern Graphite CEO Hugues Jacquemin told Fastmarkets.
Read Fastmarkets’ monthly battery raw materials market update for October 2024, focusing on raw materials including lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and more
From the Lithium Valley Initiative to corporate investments, Brazil is investing in its critical minerals sector in response to shifting global market dynamics triggered by China’s export controls.
Read how Fastmarkets is introducing a regional graphite price benchmark for the US
Delays in US policy support for its domestic anode supply chain have made investment decisions harder, even as expectations for a medium-term supply shortage persist, Shaun Verner, chief executive officer of Australia-listed Syrah Resources, told Fastmarkets in an interview in August
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