The dominant anode material in lithium-ion batteries — every EV battery contains more graphite by weight than lithium. Also critical for fuel cells, nuclear reactors, and lubricants.
Why it matters for India: China controls ~65% of global natural graphite mining and ~98% of anode processing. Indian companies in specialty chemicals and mining are exploring graphite processing as a strategic opportunity.
Sectors represented: Chemicals
...The correct anode materials help in determining the discharge capacity, charging rate and the cycle life of the lithium batteries. Moreover, graphite materials are largely used as anode materials for their features such as low electrochemical reactivity, structural stability and structural alignment for storing lithium ions. Cathode Lithium iron phosphate ...
...Our Carbon business segment converts the by-products of oil refining (i.e., green petroleum coke or “GPC”) and metallurgical coke production (i.e., coal tar) into high-value carbon-based products [i.e., calcined petroleum coke (or “CPC”), coal tar pitch (or “CTP”) and other carbon products (or “OCP”)] that are critical raw materials for the aluminium, graphite, carbon black, wood preservation, ...