Canada-based Focus Graphite Advanced Materials, which is developing high-grade flake graphite deposits and lithium-ion battery technology, has been selected by Natural Resources Canada (NRC) under the Global Partnerships Initiative for conditional approval of a $14.06-million plant. The funding will support Focus Graphite’s project, “Transformation of Canadian Flake Graphite into Ultra-High Purity Battery & Advanced Materials… Read more »
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Global Battery Materials combines Korean process tech and Canadian natural graphite
Global Battery (GB) Materials has launched as a vertically integrated critical minerals and technology company, created through the strategic combination of South Korea’s SongWoo EM and the Canadian assets of G6 Energy. Backed by strategic and institutional investors, the new company is focused on building and scaling a supply chain outside China for graphite-based battery… Read more »
Vianode begins building large-scale synthetic graphite plant in Canada
Vianode, a Norwegian producer of advanced battery materials, has started site preparation at its new synthetic graphite facility Via TWO in St. Thomas, Ontario. Production is expected to start in 2028. The site is located in the Yarmouth Yards Industrial Park, close to key automotive customers, and offers access to Ontario’s electricity grid and strong… Read more »
Vianode to build synthetic graphite plant in Ontario
Norwegian battery materials developer Vianode has chosen Ontario, Canada, for its first large-scale production facility for low-emission synthetic anode graphite. The project is structured as a phased, multi‑billion‑dollar investment, starting with an initial investment of over C$2 billion ($1.4 billion). Over time, planned expansions will bring total capacity to as much as 150,000 tons annually. Vianode… Read more »
Focus Graphite’s Lac Knife graphite passes battery validation testing
Canadian mining and battery technology developer Focus Graphite Advanced Materials has announced that its Lac Knife graphite anode material has passed Phase I battery validation testing, conducted by Charge CCCV (C4V) and American Energy Technologies. The concurrent US laboratory test programs confirmed that natural graphite from the company’s Lac Knife mine achieved near-theoretical electrochemical capacity… Read more »
Westwater receives US patent for graphite purification technology at Alabama plant
Westwater Resources, an energy technology and critical minerals company focused on developing battery-grade natural graphite, has received a US patent for graphite purification methods. In August 2020, Westwater Resources filed its first patent application for the method of graphite purification to be employed at the Kellyton Graphite Processing Plant under construction in Alabama. Unlike conventional… Read more »
NOVONIX delivers synthetic graphite sample to carbon processor
Battery materials firm NOVONIX has delivered its first commercial-grade sample of synthetic graphite for industrial applications to one of North America’s largest value-added carbon processors. NOVONIX provided an industrial-grade mass production sample of specified products for final qualification for use in various industrial applications. Industrial-grade product qualification is fast and flexible and enables a faster… Read more »
Vianode receives OEM qualification for its battery anode graphite
Norwegian battery materials company Vianode has achieved product qualification with a leading OEM, confirming the industrial-scale production capabilities of its anode graphite for EV batteries. The materials were produced at Vianode’s full-scale Via ONE plant in Norway, which started operation in October 2024. Full approval for commercial delivery from Via ONE is a key step… Read more »
Northern Graphite secures federal loan to extend the life of its Quebec mine
The Canadian government has agreed to provide Northern Graphite with a repayable contribution of up to $6.225 million to support extending the life of the company’s Lac des Îles graphite mine in Quebec. The interest-free and unsecured contribution will be provided by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and delivered by The Economic Development Agency of Canada… Read more »
Albany Graphite receives $500,000 grant for purification and anode development project
Albany Graphite (AGC), a subsidiary of Zentek, an intellectual property technology development and commercialization company, has been awarded a grant of $500,000 from the Ontario Government’s Critical Minerals Innovation Fund (CMIF) for its graphite purification and anode material development project. Albany Graphite will contribute $314,500 to the project and is also collaborating with NRCan CanmetENERGY’s… Read more »