China s move on Friday to curb
exports of graphite, a key electric vehicle battery material,
will only accelerate efforts to develop alternative sources and
materials, but that will take time,.
China's move on Friday to curb exports of graphite, a key electric vehicle battery material, will only accelerate efforts to develop alternative sources and materials, but that will take time, industry executives and analysts said. China, the world's largest graphite producer and exporter, will require export permits as of Dec. 1 for some graphite products, including spherical graphite used by automakers. China's decision may escalate trade disputes globally and spur other countries to prioritize research into alternative sources and materials, industry executives said.
As China moved to control some exports of key battery mineral graphite on Friday (Oct 20), miners elsewhere face a race against time to bring new projects to fruition to secure su
The first commercial production of graphite in North America could be just 12 months away, a moment that will transform global electric vehicle supply chains forever.