World’s Largest Battery Maker CATL Partners with CarbonScape
CATL takes a 20% stake and board seat in CarbonScape, investing alongside Lochpine Capital to scale bio-based graphite toward commercial production.
Sila files US ITC and patent actions against Chinese silicon anode makers
Sila Nanotechnologies has filed an ITC Section 337 complaint and a parallel district court suit against Chinese silicon anode producers C-ONE, alleging infringement of its Titan Silicon patents and seeking an exclusion order to bar imports.
NOVONIX raises A$20.7m in placement
NOVONIX has raised A$20.7m through an institutional placement at A$0.16 per share, a 33.3% discount, and launched a A$3.0m share purchase plan
Shanghai Customs Fines ULVAC Subsidiary Over Unlicensed Graphite Export to Japan
Shanghai customs fined ULVAC Materials (Suzhou), a unit of Japan’s ULVAC, Inc., RMB 10,000 (~US$1,400) for exporting graphite to Japan without a licence under China’s dual-use controls, the latest in a widening enforcement effort.
Zhongke Electric scraps three anode projects to concentrate on its Luzhou and Oman bases
Zhongke Electric, a top-three Chinese anode producer, has terminated three planned projects worth roughly RMB 10.3 billion (~US$1.5 billion), choosing instead to concentrate capital on its 300,000 tpa Luzhou base and 200,000 tpa Oman base as oversupply reshapes the sector.
Total Graphite (TGR) launches Portfolio Optimisation Programme across 150Mt graphite platform; reshapes Board
Total Graphite (LSE: TGR), formerly Tirupati Graphite, has announced a graphite portfolio optimisation programme alongside board changes, setting out a refocused strategy across its Madagascar and other assets as it works to strengthen the business.
Focus Graphite completes Air Quality Assessment at Lac Knife, with WSP confirming compliance with Quebec air quality standards.
Focus Graphite (TSXV: FMS) has completed the Air Quality Assessment for its wholly-owned Lac Knife project in Quebec, with WSP confirming compliance with provincial air quality standards as the project advances toward ESIA completion and future permitting.
Putailai Breaks Ground on Its First Overseas Anode Plant in Malaysia
Project Snapshot Capacity 50,000 tpa Integrated anode Investment US$297M RMB ~2.05bn Location Kedah, MY Gurun Industrial Park Build Time ~24 mths Groundbreaking 1 Jun On 1 June 2026, a groundbreaking ceremony was held at the Gurun Industrial Park in Kedah, Malaysia, for an integrated 50,000 tonnes-per-annum anode material plant – the first overseas production base […]
Kaijin Orders Outstrip Supply: Phase 2 50,000 tpa to Start Up in August
Snapshot at a Glance Company Guizhou Kaijin Dalong, Guizhou Phase 1 100,000 tpa Full load Phase 2 50,000 tpa Start-up ~August 2026 Target ~US$737M RMB 5 billion According to the Dalong High-Tech Zone, the 100,000 tpa integrated synthetic graphite anode production line built by Guizhou Kaijin New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (“Guizhou Kaijin”) has seen […]
Shanshan and Jincheng Petrochemical Forge Strategic Alliance
Snapshot at a Glance Parties Shanshan + Jincheng Strategic cooperation Focus Needle Coke Anode supply chain Location Liaoning / Shanghai Jincheng / Shanshan To further consolidate the foundation of their strategic cooperation and deepen collaboration across the needle coke supply chain, Jiang Changquan, Party Secretary and Chairman of Liaoning Jincheng Petrochemical Co., Ltd., recently led […]