The European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) has given its official support to GreenRoc Mining’s Amitsoq graphite project in southern Greenland with the intention of improving the security of graphite supply for the EU, which has categorized it as a critical material

Northern Graphite plans to fast-track the growth of its huge battery anode material (BAM) project in North America through partnerships and by keeping costs low, chief executive officer Hugues Jacquemin has told Fastmarkets

Fastmarkets looks ahead to 2023 and beyond at some key predictions for the battery materials market as the world continues to strive towards a new generation of energy markets

The graphite anode industry is becoming more competitive due to evolving market dynamics and falling costs for synthetic anode, against the backdrop of weaker demand, while there is increasing localization of natural graphite

The Uatnan project in eastern Canada, run by Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG), will yield 500,000 tonnes per year of graphite concentrate, according to a preliminary economic assessment, the company announced on Tuesday January 10

Demand for exports of Chinese graphite material are still muted despite a sharp fall in freight rates out of the country, which has allowed offer prices to come down

Recent agreements with Japanese companies will help Nouveau Monde Graphite become the biggest graphite producer in North America’s anode supply chain, Eric Desaulniers, founder, president and chief executive officer of the company told Fastmarkets

Fastmarkets' Amy Bennett talks about the importance of graphite as a battery material in the energy transition and the outlook for the graphite market in 2023

There is strong political will and demand growth supporting Europe’s natural and synthetic graphite supply chains, but gaining permits for new projects will be the biggest stumbling block

The government of Canada has ordered two Hong Kong-based companies and another in China to divest their shares in three lithium miners based in the North American country