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The majority of growth comes from African countries adding 53,000 tonnes of supply, along with modest increases from Canada and the rest of the world.",{"type":573,"attrs":730,"content":731},{"textAlign":49},[732],{"text":733,"type":578},"China will continue to lead growth in the synthetic graphite market, leveraging technological advancements on graphitisation to quickly develop large-scale facilities.",{"type":573,"attrs":735,"content":736},{"textAlign":49},[737],{"type":610,"attrs":738},{"id":49,"alt":612,"src":739,"title":49,"source":49,"copyright":49,"meta_data":740},"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/2549316c56/bm-global-small-flake-natural-graphite-prices-are-at-historic-lows2x-1-1.png",{},{"type":573,"attrs":742,"content":743},{"textAlign":49},[744],{"text":745,"type":578},"The ex-China market is predicted to be in deficit across the forecast period despite significant increases in production.","Low prices and geopolitical posturing have impacted the natural and synthetic graphite markets in 2024. China’s dominance in graphite production has been at the core of these developments. At the end of 2023, China’s graphite export restrictions underscored the global dependence on the country for graphite supply, not only for batteries but also for other […]",[748],{"slug":561,"name":562,"content":749},{"job_title":564,"image":750,"bio":567,"linkedin":568},{"filename":566},"\u003C!--#storyblok#{\"name\": \"article\", \"space\": \"\", \"uid\": \"53197163-c3bb-4627-bc3a-68d4ec0af714\", \"id\": \"\"}-->","article",[754,757],{"slug":755,"name":756},"critical-minerals","Critical Minerals",{"slug":758,"name":759},"graphite","Graphite","private",{"id":49,"alt":612,"name":612,"focus":612,"title":612,"source":612,"filename":762,"copyright":612,"fieldtype":763,"meta_data":764,"is_external_url":51},"https://res.cloudinary.com/benchmarkminerals/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1735549793/www-production/Screenshot-2024-12-30-090540/Screenshot-2024-12-30-090540.png?_i=AA","asset",{"alt":612,"title":612,"source":612,"copyright":612},{"id":49,"alt":612,"name":612,"focus":612,"title":612,"source":612,"filename":766,"copyright":612,"fieldtype":763,"meta_data":767,"is_external_url":51},"https://wp-admin.benchmarkminerals.com/app/uploads/flake-graphite-mining-scaled.jpg",{"alt":612,"title":612,"source":612,"copyright":612},"Dec 30, 2024","30th December 2024",[],[],1783093114759]