The outlook for the graphite market is promising due to its usage in the battery industry and energy storage applications, as well as steel-making. With China dominating the natural graphite market, ...

In my teenage years I worked for a couple of summers at a small amusement park as a ride operator. Looking back on it, the whole experience was a lot of fun, although with the minimum wage at $3.37 an ...

Given the growing importance of graphite in energy storage technologies, a team of Northwestern researchers has conducted a study exploring ways to reduce reliance on imports of the in high-demand ...

Consumer appetite for electronic gadgets such as laptops, iPhones, cell phones, and MP3 players is fueling demand for lithium-ion batteries, which contain twenty times more graphite than lithium. In ...

Why it matters: Graphite is the largest component in lithium-ion batteries by weight. Accounting for losses during the manufacturing process, it takes over 30 times more graphite than lithium to make ...

The global demand for graphite is surging and expected to continue for decades, driven by the broad use of graphite for a range of products such as batteries for EV cars and energy storage systems, ...

Earlier this month, China announced new export controls on graphite, a material that is used in batteries, fuel cells, and nuclear reactors. The controls were introduced on “national security” grounds ...

On April 1, Discovery Alert reported: The graphite supply war: How global shortages threaten industries. Global natural graphite production in 2024 reached approximately 1.3 million tonnes, while ...

Interdisciplinary artist Faheem Majeed is using graphite to mark the past, present and future of the South Side Community Art Center, the oldest African American art center in the country. Chicago ...