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LFP Index-1.4%

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Lithium Index173.11.2%

Lithium Carbonate Index1861.5%

Lithium Hydroxide Index151.80.2%

Cobalt Index72.7-0.4%

Nickel Index104.9-0.1%

Natural Graphite Index860.9%

Anode Coke Index90.10.2%

Anode Index80.1-0.5%

Cathode Index53.6-1%

Lithium ion Batteries Index77.4-3.9%

Black Mass Index30.1-1.7%

Rare Earths Index110.78.4%

LFP Index-1.4%

NCM High-Nickel Index-3.4%

NCM Mid-Nickel Index-3.5%

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14th October 2024

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Critical Minerals Graphite

Three African countries to account for 47% of new flake graphite production in 2025

14th October 2024

3 min read

Critical Minerals Graphite

Mozambique, Tanzania, and Madagascar are forecast to produce 47% of new graphite supply in 2025, according to Benchmark’s Natural Graphite Forecast. The growth in supply comes from six mines across the three countries with all but one – Nipepe in Mozambique – currently operational. Downstream players are increasingly looking to diversify their sourced material away […]

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