extract from Benchmark Minerals ........
http://benchmarkminerals.com/downloads/Rawmaterialimpactoflithium ionbatterysurge-BenchmarkMineralIntelligence.pdf
Graphite trends to watch…
• 5 year growth trajectory: 13-16% a year
• Natural graphite anodes to increase market share over synthetic
• Supply issue, improving quality, lower cost
• Synthetic will operate in a high quality niche
• CO2 footprint becoming a consideration
• Coated Spherical Graphite to become cheaper
• From $12-16/kg today to sub $8/kg
• Silicon to not be a major substitution factor medium term
• 3-6% additive to improve capacity G