A New Zealand-based startup just got $18 million to commercialize graphite made of wood chips for EV batteries in Europe and the US. CarbonScape explains that biographite is a “sustainable alternative ...

As more and more Americans embrace electric vehicles, automakers and the federal government are racing to secure the materials needed to build EV batteries, including by pouring billions of dollars ...

When it comes to next-generation battery technologies, lithium dominates discussion. Yet an equally important and sometimes overlooked element in the creation of these essential technologies is ...

ExxonMobil claims to have made a lithium-ion battery breakthrough. The company claims its synthetic graphite anode can extend an EV battery's lifespan by 30%. Synthetic graphite is an emerging ...

Graphite mines in the United States largely closed down seven decades ago. Mining the ubiquitous mineral found in everything ...

Northern Graphite 100% owns the Lac des Iles (LDI) graphite mine in Quebec, advanced stage Bissett Creek Graphite Project in Ontario, & the Okanjande graphite deposit/Okorusu processing plant in ...

Mining companies are ramping up supplies of critical minerals for rechargeable batteries such as lithium, cobalt and nickel. Graphite, a key battery component, has largely been overlooked. That is ...

China has imposed export controls on graphite, a key material used in electric vehicle batteries, in the latest move to control the supply of critical raw materials. Citing national security concerns, ...

China’s commerce ministry has put the world’s battery industry on notice by restricting the export of some graphite materials that are used to make anodes for lithium-ion batteries. The move is ...

As the electric car revolution ramps up, so does the need for critical minerals used in batteries, such as graphite. According to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, there will be a global graphite ...

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Along with a new federal tax credit that rewards automakers that use minerals produced in America, China’s export controls are boosting the U.S. auto industry’s interest in domestically sourced ...