January 2023 | Grafintec Oy

Grafintec Update 01/2023 – Pitkäjärvi exploration permit status and work plan

23.1.2023

The extension for the Pitkäjärvi ML2016:0040 exploration permit, including the Aitolampi flake graphite deposit, has been granted by the Supreme Administrative Court on 3.11.2022. The permit is valid for three years. Below are the stages and decision of the case. …

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Grafintec Update – Anode Materials Plant Pre-feasibility Study

9.1.2023

Beowulf (AIM: BEM; Spotlight: BEO), is pleased to provide an update on the progress being made by the Company’s wholly owned Finnish subsidiary Grafintec Oy (“Grafintec”) and its plans to establish a Graphite Anode Materials Plant (“GAMP”) in Finland. Pre-Feasibility Study Awarded …

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Infographic: China controls three-quarters of graphite anode supply chain

Posted: 9.11.2023

Battery anodes depend on a supply chain in which China dominates at every stage from feedstock material to active anode material production. Chinese production represents 74% of the total supply chain for graphite anodes, according to data from Benchmark. This poses …

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China’s graphite export regulation shift puts anode in the spotlight

Posted: 23.10.2023

China’s decision to restrict some exports of graphite products could hinder production of battery anodes in South Korea and elsewhere, making the electric vehicle supply chain even more reliant on China. Read full article here

Graphite market outlook: Five key factors to watch

Posted: 12.9.2023

Fastmarkets – August 15, 2023. Link: Graphite market outlook: Five key factors to watch

Critical and Strategic Raw Materials identified

Posted: 16.3.2023

The CRM Act has identified 34 raw materials as critical and 16 raw materials as strategic. Natural graphite is EU Critical Raw Material and battery-grade natural graphite is Strategic Raw Material. The Regulation aims to propose a comprehensive set of …

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