January 8, 2023 Scientists one step closer to turning coal into graphite A team at Ohio University carried out a series of simulations showing how coal can be converted to valuable—and carbon-neutral—materials.
December 29, 2022 South Star targets Dec. 2023 start for Brazil graphite mine Production is to begin in an $8 million first phase at a rate of 5,000 tonnes of concentrate per year from an open pit.
December 28, 2022 How to give new life to lithium-ion anodes Researchers have figured out how to recover lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese from an anode in just a few seconds.
December 22, 2022 Electra Battery Materials launches demonstration plant in Temiskaming Shores Electra claims it will process up to 75 tonnes of black mass material in batches mode using its proprietary hydrometallurgical process in the demonstration plant.
December 9, 2022 Researchers create thick graphite films for clean energy technologies Korean researchers are proposing a strategy to synthesize single-crystalline graphite films orders of magnitude large, up to inch scale.
December 1, 2022 A roadmap to US domestic graphite production Graphex Technologies has a self-contained graphite processing ecosystem in China and has bought a plant to process the metal in Michigan.
November 30, 2022 EV battery cathode costs spike as lithium price sets fresh record Relentless rise of lithium prices and recent bounce in cobalt and nickel put pressure on electric vehicle manufacturers.
November 25, 2022 First graphite facility opens in Western Australia International Graphite’s Collie operation is part of push for new production facilities to meet escalating demand for raw materials to support decarbonisation of transport and energy storage.
November 25, 2022 International Graphite opens pilot processing plant in Western Australia It comes as Australia seeks to develop its critical minerals processing industry.
November 25, 2022 European consortium gets €12.3m to develop mine management system The DINAMINE consortium will develop technology to digitize and modernize Europe’s mining industry.
EU risks slow demise of aluminum industry if carbon tax not scrapped, Constellium CEO says The upcoming tax - coupled with concerns over supply - has pushed up European premiums for physical metal to a 10-month high. December 05, 2025 | 10:47 am
