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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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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Shift to Mined vs. Man-Made Graphite Raises Shortage Risk for EVs

Posted: 1.2.2023

Natural graphite is greener than synthetic, leading auto makers to turn to mines for the mineral Mining companies are ramping up supplies of critical minerals for rechargeable batteries such as lithium, cobalt and nickel. Graphite, a key battery component, has …

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