The global supply chain for pencils just got more complicated. China said Friday that it would start requiring stricter permits on exports of graphite, a key mineral component of pencils, but perhaps ...

China is the world's dominant source for graphite used in electric-vehicle battery anodes — and it will soon place restrictions on exports of the critical material, leaving companies scrambling. Enter ...

Graphite is a key ingredient of the modern electric vehicle battery. A genuine supply crunch could snarl the energy transition. President Joe Biden’s ambitions for an American-made electric vehicle ...

WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday gave automakers additional flexibility on battery mineral requirements for electric vehicle tax credits on some crucial trace ...

Graphite has swung into focus in recent years, largely due to its key role in electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Concerns about China's supply stranglehold and anticipated demand from lithium-ion ...

Battery metals like graphite are becoming increasingly important for their role in battery technologies. Both synthetic and natural graphite, in the form of spherical graphite, are currently used in ...

On October 20, China announced new export restrictions on graphite, a crucial material in electric vehicle batteries, in response to US limitations on tech-related sales to Chinese companies. China, a ...

China has imposed export controls on graphite, a key material used in electric vehicle batteries, in the latest move to control the supply of critical raw materials. Citing national security concerns, ...

The Biden administration’s plans to boost manufacturing of electric vehicles may face a big bump in the road—and that bump is made of graphite. Both E&E News and Marketplace reported this week on how ...

"Lithium and cobalt are two critical minerals in batteries that grab all the headlines, but the biggest material by weight in the EV battery is graphite," said Eric Wolfe, an engineer leading ORNL's ...

Graphite is one of the essential minerals needed to produce lithium-ion batteries, but the US is largely lacking in domestic production of the key material. As a result, most graphite used in domestic ...

Despite probable bumps in the road ahead, caused by faltering economies and component shortages, more than 13m plug-in fully electric or hybrid passenger cars are likely to be sold this year, ...