Madagascar and Market

Tirupati Graphite opens second mine in Madagascar at Vatomina Project

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APRIL 26, 2021

Tirupati Graphite plc, a fully integrated specialist graphite producer and graphene developer with operations in Madagascar and India, has opened its second mine in Madagascar at the Vatomina Project, where it remains on track to start commissioning the first 9,000 tpa processing plant in Q2 2021.

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Topsoe launches TITAN steam reforming catalyst series with boosted reliability and efficiency

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

and a hexagonal crystal structure found in high-grade metamorphic rocks on Madagascar. Hibonite is a mineral with a hardness of 7.5–8.0 The hibonite-rich composition of the catalysts provides a performance boost which becomes especially evident after long operation.

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Bass Metals to acquire San Jorge lithium brine project in Argentina

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MARCH 29, 2021

Along with Bass’ graphite assets in Madagascar, Bass considers the San Jorge project as a logical addition to its asset base and to its strategy to be an integrated supplier of both anode and cathode materials. Bass has exposure to both.

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Roskill: Cobalt demand to grow steadily over the next decade

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

New supply from sizable producers like Katanga Mining, coupled with swing artisanal production, put the market into oversupply. The solid growth in cobalt market was, however, disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic which has impacted the global economy and other commodity markets in an unprecedented way.

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Starlink expands in Africa adding Botswana, Ghana & Kenya

Teslarati

AUGUST 29, 2024

Starlink is set to expand its market in Africa with upcoming launches in Botswana, Ghana, and Kenya. However, Starlink has obstacles to overcome before launching in the new markets. SpaceX might release a rental plan in Ghana for Starlink services and hardware, similar to its approach in the Kenyan market.

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NextSource Materials to collaborate on battery anode plant in Madagascar with Japanese and Chinese partners

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APRIL 20, 2020

executed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with its Japanese offtake partner and a leading Chinese processor of graphite anode material to collaborate on the construction of a value-add, battery anode plant in a jurisdiction that is proximal to the Company’s Molo graphite project in Madagascar. Canada-based NextSource Materials Inc. Mt at 7.02%C.

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Roskill: graphite prices could push higher on tightening markets for batteries & electrodes

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MAY 18, 2018

The tight supply/demand situation for graphite electrodes is expected to persist for much longer than many market observers expect. Meanwhile, needle coke is being increasingly diverted into the battery market. Price rises are the result of a perfect storm of conditions in China, Roskill said. Mt in 2017.

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Tirupati Graphite to acquire strategic Mozambique graphite projects from Battery Minerals

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AUGUST 21, 2021

Mozambique is well-positioned to take advantage of this market boom, with mining operations already expanding across Cabo Delgado—where the projects are located—as well as Gaza, Manica, Maputo, Nampula, Niassa, Tete and Zambezia. The new acquisition will complement Tirupati’s two primary graphite projects in Madagascar.

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Benchmark: flake graphite production in Africa set to overtake China this decade

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AUGUST 7, 2022

Graphite mine in Madagascar. In contrast, China is set to fall from 68% to 35%, according to Benchmark’s Flake Graphite Forecast. The increased supply from Africa could help diversify global battery supply chains, if processing capacity is built outside of China.

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Tesla supplier sheds light on graphite supply challenge for EV battery manufacturers [Editorial]

Teslarati

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

There are many challenges that EV battery manufacturers might face in the graphite market as electric vehicle demand continues to rise. Verner commented that the graphite market lacks transparency when it comes to pricing, leading bankers to hesitate when it comes to funding new graphite-related projects. Graphite Supply.

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A closer look at graphite—its forms, functions and future in EV batteries

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act requires, to receive the incentives, restrictions on where the critical minerals come from, where they’re processed, etc, so we’re looking at Canada, Brazil, Australia, we’re looking at Southern Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Tanzania, for alternate sources of the raw material.

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Electric vehicles represent a $7 trillion market opportunity between today and 2030, and $46 trillion between today and 2050, according to the new report, “ The Cost of Producing Battery Precursors in the DRC ”, launched at the DRC-Africa Business Forum 2021. —Kwasi Ampofo, lead author of the report and BNEF’s head of metals and mining.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

But the region doesn’t just have the market cornered on completed batteries. Mozambique and Madagascar produce 13 and 8.5 We’ve frequently commented on how shifting toward all-electric vehicles inherently benefits China due to it being the world’s largest battery supplier by a significant margin.

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Roskill: Spread of COVID-19 threatens cobalt supply; bottlenecks out of DRC

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APRIL 21, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to spread worldwide, the pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on the global economy and commodity markets, including cobalt. Roskill expects the cobalt market to face more severe supply disruption should the prevention and control measures be further extended on a global scale. Gulley, Erin A.

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Tirupati Graphite opens second mine in Madagascar at Vatomina Project

Topsoe launches TITAN steam reforming catalyst series with boosted reliability and efficiency

Bass Metals to acquire San Jorge lithium brine project in Argentina

Roskill: Cobalt demand to grow steadily over the next decade

Starlink expands in Africa adding Botswana, Ghana & Kenya

NextSource Materials to collaborate on battery anode plant in Madagascar with Japanese and Chinese partners

Roskill: graphite prices could push higher on tightening markets for batteries & electrodes

Tirupati Graphite to acquire strategic Mozambique graphite projects from Battery Minerals

Benchmark: flake graphite production in Africa set to overtake China this decade

Tesla supplier sheds light on graphite supply challenge for EV battery manufacturers [Editorial]

A closer look at graphite—its forms, functions and future in EV batteries

BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

Report: Chinese Export Rule Changes Could Impact EV Battery Production

Roskill: Spread of COVID-19 threatens cobalt supply; bottlenecks out of DRC

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