China produces 61 percent of global natural graphite and 98 percent of the final processed material to make battery anodes and it is expected to maintain its dominance. By 2032, China is expected to control 79 percent of production of a type of processed graphite – uncoated spheroidised purified graphite – compared to 100 percent in 2022.
China's Ministry of Commerce on Friday curbed exports of graphite, a critical mineral used in the production of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs). The move could make a shortage of graphite more likely at a time when worldwide EV demand is soaring.
"During the first 9 months of (2023), China exported 58,000 tons of flake graphite concentrate, less than the 81,000 tons exported in the same period in 2022," reports the USGS. "During the same period in 2023, China exported 39,000 tons of natural spherical graphite, less than the 45,000 tons exported in 2022." 2. Madagascar
For any investor following the sector, it will come as no surprise that China is dominating both the mining and refining sides of the graphite market for natural and synthetic. The country also hosts the world's largest known natural graphite reserves at 78 million metric tons (MT), as reported by US Geological Survey (USGS).
Top buyers of graphite from China include the US, South Korea, Japan, Poland and India, Chinese Customs data shows. Graphite can be found naturally or produced synthetically. Natural graphite is the mined graphite, which is then processed into an end-use product that can be used in the battery industry.
China was the world’s largest graphite producer in 2023, producing 1.23 million metric tons of the metal, 50 percent higher than the amount it produced in 2021. According to the USGS, the country accounted for about 77 percent of world graphite mine supply last year. Around 85 percent of its 2023 production was in the form of flake graphite.
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