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Yearly Archives: 2023

The Blessing of Chinese Graphite Export Restrictions

2023-10-20T15:33:53-04:00

On October 20, 2023, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced that it would restrict the export of the types of graphite used in military and EV applications.  Today China is the source of 60% of all natural graphite production and 90% of all synthetic graphite production.  News of the Chinese move sent shockwaves through the EV community and probably through the U.S. military as well.  Lithium-ion batteries used in EV’s and in military applications require large amounts of battery-grade graphite. Although the restriction of Chinese graphite may cause a short-term disruption in the supply of battery-grade graphite in North America, that [...]

The Blessing of Chinese Graphite Export Restrictions2023-10-20T15:33:53-04:00

Remarks of Jim Greenberger, Executive Director of NAATBatt, to the Korea-U.S. Advanced Industry & Clean Energy Partnership Meeting, April 25, 2023

2023-04-29T13:52:39-04:00

Good afternoon, Minister Lee, dear colleagues and new friends.  My name is Jim Greenberger and I am the Executive Director of NAATBatt International.  NAATBatt is an association of more than 300 companies and research institutions working to support the development, commercialization and manufacture of advanced battery technology in the North American market. I am pleased to report that earlier this morning NAATBatt entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with three distinguished organizations from the Republic of Korea:  the Korea Battery Industry Association, the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology and the Korea Electronics Technology Institute. Under the Memorandum, all four organizations [...]

Remarks of Jim Greenberger, Executive Director of NAATBatt, to the Korea-U.S. Advanced Industry & Clean Energy Partnership Meeting, April 25, 20232023-04-29T13:52:39-04:00
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