Grafintec Oy is a Finnish graphite technology company pursuing a strategy to develop a resource and production base of graphite that can provide security of supply and contribute to Finland’s and Europe`s ambitions of achieving battery manufacturing self-sufficiency, focusing on both natural flake graphite production and a circular economy/recycling strategy to produce graphite anodes for the emerging lithium-ion battery industry.

Press releases

Grafintec Collaborates on Sustainable Graphite Purification Technology

Posted: 28.4.2023

Beowulf (AIM: BEM; Spotlight: BEO), is pleased to announce that the Company’s wholly owned Finnish subsidiary Grafintec Oy (“Grafintec”) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with Thermal & Material Engineering Center (“TMEC”) from Ukraine to establish a joint venture technology company (“JV”). TMEC has …

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New Site Reserved in the GigaVaasa Area for establishing Anode Materials Production

Posted: 21.2.2023

Beowulf (AIM: BEM; Spotlight: BEO), is pleased to announce that the Company’s wholly owned Finnish subsidiary Grafintec Oy (“Grafintec”) has signed a site reservation agreement with the municipality of Korsholm, securing Plot 1, Block 3017 in the GigaVaasa area, for the establishment …

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Natural graphite

Natural graphite is one of the minerals defined critical for the EU economy. It is used for refractory applications, brake pads, carbon brushes for electric motors, foundries, as a dry lubricant, for steel manufacturing and in battery industry, for anode manufacturing. Natural graphite is one of the most common materials used in battery anodes, thanks to its abundance, low cost, long cycle life and conductive properties.

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News

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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Battery production

The electrification of society and battery industry decisions have a significant impact on the extent in which climate targets can be achieved. The National Battery Strategy 2025 presents the means by which Finland can develop into a competitive, competent and sustainable part of the global battery industry. The foundation for all this is to promote sustainable battery production and electrification.

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Standard for Sustainable Exploration

Grafintec Oy has undertaken to adhere to the guidelines of the mineral exploration accountability system, renewed in 2021, where companies have undertaken to adhere policies sustainable for nature, people and economy.

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