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to have produced 62% of the world’s are beginning to invest overseas. In
fl ake graphite and 91% of battery 2023, Shanghai Putailai and Ningbo
anode material in 2023, according to an Shanshan announced new projects in
October 2023 forecast by Benchmark. Europe, while BTR New Energy has a
long-standing plan to begin production
Enhanced graphitization capacity in in Indonesia(10).
China has led to a surplus of synthetic
graphite, diminishing the sector’s Silicon – an alternative to graphite
dependency on natural graphite. Con- Silicon is considered a potential
sequently, the share of synthetic graphite future alternative to graphite as an ac-
in battery anodes has risen to 85-90%, tive anode material. Silicon has a higher
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up from the usual 70%; meanwhile, theoretical energy and volumetric density
natural graphite usage has lessened. compared with graphite, translating to Fig. 2: Global consumption of graphite by
higher capacity, and may allow for faster end-use [2023]
In 2023, global graphite consump-
tion reached 5.2-mt, up from 4.7-mt
in 2022. Synthetic graphite was about Fig. 5: Graphite Supply by chemistry and geography (kilotonnes)
67% of total graphite consumption, Source: Benchmark Intelligence and Oxford Economics
with most of this demand in Asia. 3. U.S. Geological Survey, 2024, graphite-value-chains-in-an- ca/minerals-mining/mining-data-
North America consumed about 4.1% Mineral commodity summaries expanding-market/ statistics-and-analysis/minerals-
of global natural graphite and 5.5% 2024: U.S. Geological Survey, 212 6. https://www.northerngraphite.com/ metals-facts/graphite-facts/24027
of synthetic graphite (Fig. 3)(8). p., DOI: 10.3133/mcs2024. graphite-markets/ 9. https://investingnews.com/daily/
4. https://www.geopoliticalmoni- 7. https://www.woodmac.com/re- resource-investing/battery-metals-
According to the International tor.com/protests-shutter-mozam- ports/metals-global-graphite-mar- investing/graphite-investing/graphite-
Energy Agency (IEA), battery demand for biques-balama-graphite-mine/ ket-strategic-planning-outlook-up- forecast/
synthetic graphite has grown to re- 5. https://its.ucdavis.edu/blog-post/ date-q2-2024-150287378/ 10. Graphite: 5 things to look for in
present 40% of supply, which share is vered by experts from a wide range running the session ‘Unlocking the releasing-the-pressure-cultivating- 8. https://natural-resources.canada. 2024, Wood Mackenzie, Jan. 2024.
Fig. 3: Global consumption of graphite by type and region, 2023
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