A New Zealand-based startup just got $18 million to commercialize graphite made of wood chips for EV batteries in Europe and the US. CarbonScape explains that biographite is a “sustainable alternative ...

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 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, ...

New White House action strengthens the case for Made-in-America critical mineralsGOUVERNEUR, N.Y., Jan. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Titan Mining Corporation (TSX:TI, NYSE-A:TII), (“Titan” or the ...

An Estonian startup using captured carbon to create sustainable alternatives to materials needed for batteries has just raised 4 million euros, $4.3 million. Tallinn-based Up Catalyst, founded in 2019 ...

Although seen by many as a silver bullet solution to the world’s climate crisis, battery technology found inside modern EVs is actually not as wholesome as it first appears. The bottom line is, both ...

ADELAIDE, Australia—Ivan Williams reckons he can help to break China’s dominance of a key ingredient of electric-vehicle batteries. To do so, he has been collecting wood chips from sawmills around the ...

Mixed China flake graphite prices, synthetic gains vs natural weak demand; EV/storage outlook, $200M BAM plant deals & new ...

In brief: Chinese researchers have developed a synthetic diamond that is significantly harder and more resilient than those that occur naturally here on Earth. If commercially viable, the new diamond ...