#graphite mining companies

[junior-miners]

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US and Danish officials lobbied the developer of Greenland's largest rare earths deposit last year not to sell its project to Chinese-linked firms, its CEO told Reuters, adding it has been in regular talks with Washington as it reviews funding options to develop the island's critical minerals.

The move underscores the long-running economic interest US officials have had in the Danish territory, well before US President-elect Donald Trump began musing in recent weeks about acquiring it.[...]

Greg Barnes, CEO of privately held Tanbreez Mining, said US officials who visited the project in southern Greenland twice last year had repeatedly shared a message with the cash-strapped company: do not sell the large deposit to a Beijing-linked buyer.[...]

Barnes ultimately sold Tanbreez to New York-based Critical Metals as part of a complex deal that will be complete later this year. Tanbreez aims to mine 500 000 metric tons annually of the crimson rare earths-containing mineral eudialyte as soon as 2026.

"There was a lot of pressure not to sell to China," Tony Sage, CEO of Critical Metals, told Reuters. Barnes accepted payment of $5-million cash and $211-million in Critical Metals stock for Tanbreez, far less than Chinese firms offered, Sage said.[...]

"While Greenland is not for sale, it is open for business," Dwayne Menezes, head of London-based think tank Polar Research and Policy Initiative. "It would welcome greater investment from the US.[...]

Donald Trump's eldest son, Donald Jr., arrived in Nuuk on a private visit on Tuesday, a day after the president-elect reiterated his interest in taking control of the island. Denmark has repeatedly said Greenland, a self-governing part of its kingdom, is not for sale.

That visit came two months after a State Department official spent four days in the island's capital in a push from the outgoing Biden administration to encourage Western mining investment there.[...]

GreenRoc has applied for an exploitation license to develop a Greenland graphite project and has held funding talks with US officials in the past year, CEO Stefan Bernstein told Reuters.

Neo Performance Materials and Anglo American are also exploring on the island.

Really came completely out of nowhere that Trump thinks the US has some kind of sovereignty over Greenland [10 Jan 25]

[rjzimmerman]

Excerpt from this story from Nation of Change:

China’s largest automaker, BYD, is selling its Dolphin hatchback EV for a low-low $15,000, complete with a 13-inch rotating screen, ventilated front seats, and a 260-mile range. Here in the U.S., you have to pay more than twice that price for the Tesla Model 3 EV ($39,000) with lower tech and only 10 more miles of driving range. In case $15K beats your budget, the Dolphin has a plug-in hybrid version with an industry-leading 74-mile range on a single charge for only $11,000 and an upgrade with an unbeatable combined gas-electric range of 1,300 miles. Not surprisingly, EVs surged to 52% of all auto sales in China last year. And with such a strong domestic springboard into the world market, Chinese companies accounted for more than 70% of global EV sales.

It’s time to face reality in the world of cars and light trucks. Let’s admit it, China’s visionary industrial policy is the source of its growing dominance over global EV production. Back in 2009-2010, three years before Elon Musk sold his first mass-production Tesla, Beijing decided to accelerate the growth of its domestic auto industry, including cheap, all-electric vehicles with short ranges for its city drivers. Realizing that an EV is just a steel box with a battery, and battery quality determines car quality, Beijing set about systematically creating a vertical monopoly for those batteries — from raw materials like lithium and cobalt from the Congo all the way to cutting-edge factories for the final product. With its chokehold on refining all the essential raw materials for EV batteries (cobalt, graphite, lithium, and nickel), by 2023-2024 China accounted for well over 80% of global sales of battery components and nearly two-thirds of all finished EV batteries.

Clearly, new technology is driving our automotive future, and it’s increasingly clear that China is in the driver’s seat, ready to run over the auto industries of the U.S. and the European Union like so much roadkill. Indeed, Beijing switched to the export of autos, particularly EVs, to kick-start its slumbering economy in the aftermath of the Covid lockdown.

Given that it was already the world’s industrial powerhouse, China’s auto industry was more than ready for the challenge. After robotic factories there assemble complete cars, hands-free, from metal stamping to spray painting for less than the cost of a top-end refrigerator in the U.S., Chinese companies pop in their low-cost batteries and head to one of the country’s fully automated shipping ports. There, instead of relying on commercial carriers, leading automaker BYD cut costs to the bone by launching its own fleet of eight enormous ocean-going freighters. It started in January 2024 with the BYD Explorer No. 1, capable of carrying 7,000 vehicles anywhere in the world, custom-designed for speedy drive-on, drive-off delivery. That same month, another major Chinese company you’ve undoubtedly never heard of, SAIC Motor, launched an even larger freighter, which regularly transports 7,600 cars to global markets.

Those cars are already heading for Europe, where BYD’s Dolphin has won a “5-Star Euro Safety Rating” and its dealerships are popping up like mushrooms in a mine shaft. In a matter of months, Chinese cars had captured 11% of the European market. Last year, BYD began planning its first factory in Mexico as an “export hub” for the American market and is already building billion-dollar factories in Turkey, Thailand, and Indonesia. Realizing that “20% to 30%” of his company’s revenue is at risk, Ford CEO Jim Farley says his plants are switching to low-cost EVs to keep up. After the looming competition led GM to bring back its low-cost Chevy Bolt EV, company Vice President Kurt Kelty said that GM will “drive the cost of E.V.s to lower than internal combustion engine vehicles.”

So, what does all this mean for America? In the past four years, the Biden administration made real strides in protecting the future of the country’s auto industry, which is headed toward ensuring that American motorists will be driving $10,000 EVs with a 1,000-mile range, a 10-year warranty, a running cost of 10 cents a mile, and 0 (yes zero!) climate-killing carbon emissions.

Not only did President Biden extend the critical $7,500 tax credit for the purchase of an American-made EV, but his 2021 Infrastructure Act helped raise the number of public-charging ports to a reasonable 192,000, with 1,000 more still being added weekly, reducing the range anxiety that troubles half of all American car owners. To cut the cost of the electricity needed to drive those car chargers, his 2022 Inflation Reduction Act allocated $370 billion to accelerate the transition to low-cost green energy. With such support, U.S. EV sales jumped 7% to a record 1.3 million units in 2024.

Most important of all, that funding stimulated research for a next-generation solid-state battery that could break China’s present stranglehold over most of the components needed to produce the current lithium-ion EV batteries. The solution: a blindingly simple bit of all-American innovation — don’t use any of those made-in-China components. With investment help from Volkswagen, the U.S. firm QuantumScape has recently developed a prototype for a solid-state battery that can reach “80% state of charge in less than 15 minutes,” while ensuring “improved safety,” extended battery life, and a driving range of 500 miles. Already, investment advisors are touting the company as the next Nvidia.

But wait a grim moment! If we take President Donald Trump at his word, his policies will slam the brakes on any such gains for the next four years — just long enough to potentially send the Detroit auto industry into a death spiral. On the campaign trail last year, Trump asked oil industry executives for a billion dollars in “campaign cash,” and told the Republican convention that he would “end the electrical vehicle mandate on day one” and thereby save “the U.S. auto industry from complete obliteration.” And in his victory speech last November, he celebrated the country’s oil reserves, saying, “We have more liquid gold than anyone else in the world.”

[beardedmrbean]

At least five people have died in an explosion at a mine in northern Spain, officials say.

The blast happened at the Cerredo mine in Degaña, Asturias, some 450km (278 miles) north-west of Madrid around 09:30 (07:30 GMT) on Monday.

Emergency services said they had been called about a "problem with a machine" at the mine. Ambulances, fire and rescue services were sent.

At least four other people were injured. Two more were initially reported missing but were accounted for by early afternoon, officials said.

The five victims were all residents of Spain's north-western province of León and aged between 32 and 54, the Spanish government's delegation in Asturias said.

The injured were taken to local hospitals for treatment.

The mining rescue brigade also deployed its canine unit.

Local media, citing an Asturian spokesperson, reported that workers had been at the mine under a permit to extract minerals to produce graphite.

According to ABC España, the site had been a major mine before its closure in 2018, and had since been intermittently used by private companies to extract the mineral anthracite.

It is not yet known how many people were at the mine at the time of the explosion.

President of Asturias Adrián Barbón ordered two days of mourning in the region.

The region's civil protection plan, designed to control emergencies, was activated at its lowest level. This indicates a localised situation that may be controlled by available resources.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez sent his condolences to the families of the victims.

"I wish a speedy recovery to those injured," he wrote on X.

[mariacallous]

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine is not only an attempt at military conquest—it is also very much a total war against the Ukrainian people and their economy.

For almost three years, Russia has pummeled Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, ports, and trade routes with thousands of missiles, drones, and other weapons, many of which are supplied by Russian allies Iran and North Korea or produced with components imported from China. Russia has mined Ukraine’s farmland; seized critical infrastructure, including Europe’s largest nuclear power plant; and escalated its attacks on Ukraine’s electricity generation capacity in an attempt to weaponize winter against the Ukrainian people.

Economic resilience has been a central tenet of Western support for Ukraine, and the country’s economic recovery will be a core element of any postwar settlement. Despite the horrific damage that Russia has done, Ukraine’s economy has been remarkably resilient. Real GDP grew by 5 percent in 2023 and an estimated 4.2 percent in 2024, and it is projected to rise by more than 3 percent in 2025.

Kyiv’s incremental but steady economic gains have been reinforced by the opening of official European Union membership talks in June 2024 and numerous successful reviews by the International Monetary Fund. Ukraine registered 37,000 new businesses over the past year, more than half of which were founded by women. Shipments of agricultural products—a mainstay of Ukrainian exports, including sunflower oil, wheat, and corn going mainly to Africa, Asia, and South America—rivaled pre-invasion volumes earlier this year. Iron production in the first half of 2024 was up 21 percent from the previous year.

The energy system, despite suffering severe damage over almost three years of Russian attacks, continues to function, thanks to the tireless efforts of Ukrainian energy workers and coordinated support from the international community. And almost miraculously, Ukraine has reopened its shipping lanes to and from its Black Sea ports despite ongoing Russian attacks.

Beyond these wartime efforts lies Ukraine’s vast untapped economic potential. Take strategic metals and minerals: Ukraine either produces or has recoverable deposits of 32 out of the 34 mineral commodities listed as critical by the EU. These include titanium, copper, chromite, graphite, lithium, nickel, molybdenum, rare earths, and uranium. The investment opportunities are vast, and they would help to meet growing demand in the United States and EU for critical supplies required to power the green energy transition and artificial intelligence revolution.

Ukraine also has one of the world’s largest reserves of highly fertile black soil—the source of the country’s moniker as the breadbasket of Europe. Ukraine can feed large parts of the world, currently producing enough food to feed some 100 million people with the potential to produce for 500 million more. Even as the war has raged, Ukraine at one point supplied 80 percent of the wheat distributed as aid by the U.N. World Food Program; just this month, it shipped 500 metric tons of grain in a humanitarian shipment to help feed post-Assad Syria. Thanks in part to a $284 million grant from the United States, Ukraine has already demined an area the size of Maryland and is restoring thousands of acres of agricultural land to its farmers.

Ukraine’s postwar economy will also build on an extremely dynamic information technology sector, which has tripled its exports from $2 billion in 2015 to $7 billion in 2023—higher than the pre-war peak.

Ukraine has five tech unicorns (privately held companies valued at more than $1 billion), which is more than any other country in Central and Eastern Europe; it also has one of the highest numbers of tech graduates per capita in Europe—more than Britain or France. The country has more than 5,000 tech companies, collectively employing nearly 300,000 developers—from start-ups to the five unicorns: GitLab, Grammarly, Genesis, People.ai, and Firefly Aerospace.

The war has vastly expanded Ukraine’s defense industrial base, which has grown tenfold in some sectors in response to Russia’s invasion. Once the war ends, Ukraine will have one of the most modern, competitive, and experienced defense sectors in Europe, able to take global market share from Russia and supply allies with NATO-standard munitions and equipment.

Galvanized by war, Ukraine’s drone developers, cyber warriors, hacktivists, and citizen programmers are powering digital innovation. Some of the most dynamic innovation ecosystems have developed in small, open economies facing a persistent, existential security threat: Think of Estonia, Israel, South Korea, and Taiwan, all of which have developed globally competitive innovation ecosystems, often closely linked to defense.­

That is one reason why the Biden administration supported U.S.-Ukrainian defense co-production on Ukrainian soil. In effect, security enables Ukraine’s economic resilience. Economic resilience reinforces Ukraine security.

Just as the United States has been a leader in military support—which helps Ukraine defend its economic and energy infrastructure from Russian attacks—it has also supported Ukraine’s future resilience. The Biden administration is rushing $825 million in emergency energy assistance to help fortify power generation, repair the grid, deploy more passive protection of energy infrastructure, provide backup power options, and restore gas storage facilities.

Much of this support is coming online now. And the Kyiv Independent reported that the first shipments of U.S.-produced liquefied natural gas to Ukraine arrived via Greece in late December—not only opening a new chapter in the U.S.-Ukrainian energy relationship, but also helping lay the foundation for a Ukrainian energy system that is free from Russian coercion.

And thanks to the generous support of Congress, the United States has catalyzed Ukraine’s economic comeback so that the country can stand on its own two feet, create an expanding market for U.S. goods, and provide a return on U.S. investments. This includes $74.7 million to support Ukraine’s export-oriented farmers and food processing facilities; $223 million in additional support to upgrade Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, rail links, and land border crossings; more than $105 million in new funding to train and equip Ukrainians for jobs in a postwar economy; and $35 million to help start one of the world’s largest infrastructure reconstruction efforts. In addition, the United States is contributing $20 billion in loans as part of a G-7 commitment to support the Ukrainian economy, serviced by the interest earned by frozen Russian sovereign assets.

Ukraine’s future membership in the EU and integration into global markets will yield massive dividends in terms of future U.S. economic security and private sector activity. Ukraine will be an essential partner as the United States and Europe emancipate themselves from reliance on energy, manufactured goods, and critical raw materials from adversaries such as China and Russia.

The World Bank estimates that Ukraine’s reconstruction will cost nearly $500 billion over 10 years, the largest such undertaking since post-World War II reconstruction. But unlike postwar Europe, where the United States spearheaded the reconstruction of 16 nations with the Marshall Plan, Ukraine’s recovery involves a broad coalition of contributors—many countries plus the international private sector—focused on rebuilding only one country.

Moreover, Europe’s reconstruction only began in 1948, three years after the cessation of hostilities, whereas our administration’s work in Ukraine has focused intensely on compressing the time between hot war and full-scale economic recovery.

The Pritzker plan—outlined by Penny Pritzker, the former U.S. special representative for Ukraine’s economic recovery—notes that addressing the challenges of economic recovery will require five conditions. First, a cohesive, cross-ministry strategy for reconstruction, project prioritization, and planning; second, the facilities to expand the number of shovel-ready infrastructure projects ready to absorb capital; third, more reform, stronger rule of law, and deeper anti-corruption efforts; fourth, greater capital mobilization in terms of insurance, equity finance, and debt; and, fifth, a concerted European effort to help create the conditions for refugees, internally displaced people, and veterans to return home and fully integrate into Ukraine’s economy.

Taken together, these five elements can be the fuel that powers a strong economic recovery and even renaissance. The Ukraine Donor Platform, the club of major donor countries that have joined to support reconstruction and recovery, must provide Ukraine with the steady hand that sets the overarching framework for reconstruction, recovery, and Euro-Atlantic integration in a way that catalyzes private-sector investment.

The Biden administration has been clear: Our support for Ukraine’s economic recovery isn’t charity, but an investment in U.S. economic and national security interests. It is about realigning Ukraine’s economic future—including supply chains, trade routes, business practices, and the immense innovative talent of the Ukrainian people—toward the EU, the United States, and global markets. Ukraine’s success will have a tangible impact on the United States’ bottom line.

Putin’s war is about reconstituting a dictatorial, corrupt empire that seeks to undermine the shared values of the United States and its partners in NATO, the EU, and throughout the world. Friends and adversaries around the world are watching to see how the United States responds.

[classicvirus]

A special one: 1951 Bristol 401 by Beutler

We have known the coachbuilder Beutler for his creations based on Porsche and Volkswagen, but never for an English car. Certainly, we are not talking about a utility vehicle but a Bristol 401, one of the most expensive English cars of its time. The commission for this particular car (chassis #892) came from Sir Ernest Fernando, the Chairman of the Bogala Graphite Mining Company in Ceylon (now…

[firecraker-art-lounge]

Say hello to Calvin’s classmates and teacher. So much uniqueness in them! Some you already know, some you never met and some you probably don’t remember. Let’s introduce them. From left to right:

Mrs. Traci- The patient, kind-hearted 2nd grade teacher.

Calvin Buster- The rambunctious but loving cartoon dog/anime cat hybrid child.

Becky Foxwood- The dorky fox girl that’s Calvin’s best friend and her family own’s one of the most successful chicken farm companies worldwide.

Alan Paca- A timid alpaca boy with three dads. Two of them divorced and one remarried.

Sergei Cirkovski- A bear child born to the spectacular Russian circus bear family.

Jorge Stripebeard- The youngest child in a family of Hispanic tiger pirates.

Hazel Nutley- a young girl squirrel who lives in the tree in Calvin’s front lawn with her many siblings, exhausted father and forever pregnant mother. Axel has a burning hatred for squirrels and cannot stand that they love on his lawn.

Kyra Yena- A young hyena girl who likes being athletic.

Brandon Barbatos- A punk badger kid with a bodybuilder mother and a father who’s an evil demon king from another dimension. He’s also Calvin’s sworn nemesis.

Splashzone- a mechanical lifeform child who’s the son of a fire truck and an ambulance. His relatives are all vehicles and appliances throughout Graphite City.

All characters are mine!

[scotianostra]

On 13th August 1888, John Logie Baird, inventor of the first television, was born in Helensburgh.

On a day that looks quiet for anniversaries, which suits me fine as I'm going to the pub soon, anyway, thank god for John Logie Baird, a post I could get my teeth into!

We all know what he is famous for so I thought I would give more details about his life and other inventions from this very influential Scot. I will delve into his memoirs as he describes his ventures himself…….

When World War I began in 1914 Baird tried to join the Army, but was unfit. So he worked in a factory. He did not like it, and felt sorry for factory workers. He went into business on his own, hoping to get rich.Baird sold medicines. He invented a shaving razor made of glass (so it would not rust).

He also knew that the trenches of WW1 meant soldiers were constantly in muddy and wet conditions. They could not change their socks as often as they would like and this led to an infection known as “trench foot”. If it was left untreated it could result in amputation. So he “invented” the Baird Undersock, which promised to keep the feet of soldiers in perfect health.

His marketing of the product contained what he claimed to be “testimonials” from soldiers serving on the western front.

One from Corporal H.G. Roberts said: “I find the Baird Undersocks keep my feet in splendid condition out here in France. Foot trouble is one of our worst enemies, but, thanks to the Baird Undersock, mine are in the ‘pink’, and I think they should be supplied to all soldiers.” The product was so successful that it allowed him to give up his job as assistant mains engineer, supervising the repair of electrical breakdowns for the Clyde Valley Electric Power Company.

It was a job he described in his memoirs as “sordid miserable work, punctuated by repeated colds and influenza”. He was also dabbling in electronics, he once he attempted to produce artificial diamonds by passing an enormous current through a stick of graphite!

In his memoirs he wrote

“Diamonds are created in nature by subjecting carbon to a very high pressure and a very high temperature. I thought I might get these conditions artificially by electrically exploding a rod of carbon embedded in concrete. I got a thick carbon bar and filed it down into a thin rod in the centre, then I attached a wire to each end and embedded the whole thing in a large iron pot. I connected the wires to a switch which, when closed, put them straight across the power station bus bars. My idea was to pass a stupendous sudden current through the carbon so as to generate enormous heat and pressure. I chose a good time and then, when no-one was about, closed the switch. There was a dull thud from the pot, a cloud of smoke, and then the main current breaker tripped and the whole of the power supply went off. I had anticipated this and soon got it going again, but I did not get my wires away quickly enough and unpleasant explanations followed. Thereafter I was regarded as a dangerous character and, in the general unpleasantness, I forgot about the pot and it disappeared. Perhaps it is today lying in some forgotten rubbish heap, a pot of cement with priceless diamonds embedded in it.”

His sock business was doing very well. It was booming but it was a one-man business and when he disappeared for six weeks the business disappeared too. The reason was he was once again hit with one of his very bad colds so he just closed it down at that point and discovered that at the end of the day he had got something like £1,600 in the bank.

He was not a fit man and his doctor told him he needed sunshine. So Baird went to the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean. He started a factory making jam and pickles! People passing Baird’s house were puzzled. What were those strange flashing lights? Baird was busy with experiments. He was trying to send pictures through the air!

In 1923, he moved back to the UK, he still had all these ideas in his head and a work ethic that made him want to succeed in business, his next venture was making soap, I say soap, but it was a very cheap version of it and wasn’t very good, with the soap came other cleaning solutions for around the home, again I delve into his memoirs where he write…..

“One day a very vulgar and ferociously angry woman banged her way into the office. She carried a small infant, pulled its clothes over its head and thrust a raw and inflamed posterior into my face. The poor child looked like a boiled lobster. The wretched woman had washed the infant in a strong solution of "Baird’s Speedy Cleaner”. I calmed her down and pointed out that the Speedy Cleaner was a powerful scouring soap for floors and ship decks, and not a toilet soap for infants.“

Again came ill-health, he sold businesses and moved to Hastings coughing, choking and spluttering, and so thin as to be almost transparent [Ref 2, page 44]. He concluded that he needed to invent something. Glass razor blades were a possibility, but his experiments resulted in a badly cut face. He also considered pneumatic-soled shoes.

"I got a pair of very large boots, and put inside them two partially inflated balloons, and then very carefully inserted my feet, laced up the boots and set off on a short trial run. I walked a hundred yards in a succession of drunken and uncontrollable lurches followed by a few delighted urchins, till the demonstration was brought to an end by one of my tyres bursting”

One day he wrote to a friend, ‘I have invented a means of seeing by wireless [radio]’. His friend said, 'stick to soap’! But Baird had always dreamed of creating a television, this was no easy feat as he didn’t have any sponsors and so had little cash to try and invent one. So, he scrounged whatever material he could find. Everything from glue to string to cardboard to even a bicycle lamp to create the very first TV. It wasn’t without its failures though, as you would expect, to succeed with television he realised that more light was essential. He tried to produce this by wiring up a network of batteries. This led to a 2000 volt electrocution and explosion, which could have cost him his life, he wrote……

“The next day I bought several hundred flash lamp batteries and began to realise my dream of a 2000 volt power supply, by joining sufficient dry batteries end to end - a formidable task. Some days later I had finished this and was connecting the supply to some part of the cobweb of wiring when my attention wandered and I received the full force of the 2000 volts through my hands. It was amply sufficient to cause death, but I was lucky, for a few seconds I was twisted into a knot in helpless agony and then fortunately fell over backwards, breaking the circuit and saving my life. But I shall never forget the agony of those few seconds. Electrocution must be a terrible death.”

Not surprisingly, this led to eviction by his landlord and a return to London to 22 Frith Street, Soho in November that year he tried to drum up some publicity for his idea of the Television, he managed to get a meeting with the Daily Express newspaper…….

“After a short delay I was ushered into a small room and the editor (at least I thought it was the editor) came hurrying to see me. "Are you interested in a machine for television - seeing by wireless?” I said. “Seeing by wireless?” said the “editor”, a little taken aback. “Oh yes,” said I, “an apparatus that will let you see the people who are being broadcast by the BBC or speaking on the telephone.” “Astounding,” said the gentleman, “I am very busy at a meeting, but I’ll get one of my colleagues to take the story, very interesting,” and he vanished out of the door.

In a few minutes a large brawny individual came in, listened sympathetically and with great interest to my tale, assured me that it was a first call story and advised me to be sure to get a copy of next day’s Express, where I would get a first class show on the front page. And so with a cordial handshake he saw me off the premises.

Nothing whatever appeared in the Express and it was only some years after that I got the inside story from the brawny individual himself. The day I called he was sitting in the press room when one of the assistant editors came running in. “For God’s sake, Jackson, go down to the reception room and get rid of a lunatic who is there. He says he’s got a machine for seeing by wireless. Watch him carefully, he may have a razor hidden.”

In 1924, Baird successfully transmitted flickering images of a Maltese cross for a distance of about 10 feet. He now knew his idea would work and on 2nd October, 1925 - success!

“Funds were going down, the situation was becoming desperate and we were down to our last £30 when at last, one Friday in the first week of October 1925, everything functioned properly. The image of the dummy’s head [Stooky Bill] formed itself on the screen with what appeared to me almost unbelievable clarity. I had got it! I could scarcely believe my eyes and felt myself shaking with excitement.

I ran down the little flight of stairs to Mr Cross’s office and seized by the arm his office boy William Taynton, hauled him upstairs and put him in front of the transmitter. I then went to the receiver only to find the screen a blank. William did not like the lights and the whirring discs and had withdrawn out of range. I gave him half a crown and pushed his head into position. This time he came through and on the screen I saw the flickering but clearly recognisable image of William’s face - the first face seen by television - and he had to be bribed with half a crown for the privilege of achieving this distinction”

The world’s first television broadcast!

The next year, Baird transmitted sound and images over 400 miles, from Glasgow to London, a remarkable feat! In 1928 the pictures were sent all the way to the USA, a feat many believe only became possible when satellites started being sent above the Earth 30 years later, the same year Baird gave us the world’s first colour television pictures, again, many think this was a more modern innovation.

He looked west and in 1931 sailed to the USA, writing as the ship neared its destination…

“As the boat approached New York harbour I was surprised to see on the Pier a body of Highland pipers marching up and down with great elan to the skirl of the pipes. These wretched men proved to be a gang of comic opera pipers from the Ziegfield Follies. A misguided but enthusiastic American publicity agent had arranged to give me a real Scottish reception.”

His many other inventions were in fields such as radar, fibre optics, and infrared night viewing.

Today Australian TV awards are called Logies in his honour.

He was, simply, one of Scotland’s greatest engineers.

You can read the whole timeline on this PDF with more snippets from Bairds own memoirs http://www.helensburgh-heritage.co.uk/.../John_Logie...

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Addendum to the general cane guide: Sight Canes/White Canes (from another sight cane user, writer, and artist)

Please note: i don't have visuals drawn for this because im lazy. Similar disclaimers to the previous user, im not an expert I'm just a dumb guy with vision bad enough that they won't let me operate a forklift.

ADDITIONAL NOTE: i may have things wrong. I'm privileged to have a large amount of usable vision, and this means that i have been largely isolated from my community and taught by a neglectful O&M teacher. I am more than happy to take criticism and amend incorrect information. Please do not send hate my way for anything i might say that is wrong.

With white canes, it can vary which hand it's used in. I was taught to use it in my non-dominant hand so i could use my dominant hand for other tasks, however others I've met use their cane in their dominant hand.

The design of a white cane is usually very simple. Most simplified, it's a hollow and thin, relatively flexible stick with a larger vertical handle and a tip of some sort.

Most traditionally, sight canes are covered in reflective white tape, with many modern canes having reflective red tape on the bottom joint or bottom twelve inches of the cane. Most commonly you will see canes with joints breaking up the body, and a black handle.

This is not always the case however; many companies offer variations in colors and patterns. Some areas state that only white canes with a red tip are recognized as an indicator of blindness in a court of law, making it the most common iteration of a sight cane. However traditionally, a white cane with a red tip indicates low vision, a solid white cane indicates no usable vision, and a red and white striped cane indicates blindness and deafness. Canes are also sold in most every color and combination, as long as they're still reflective. These colored canes must be custom ordered however. I personally have a blue tipped cane, and a close friend of mine has a few solid pink, and pink and white canes.

Sight canes are usually made of a very light material. Graphite, aluminum, and fiberglass are all common in the modern era. Modern sight canes are often collapsible, either being telescopic or folding. however, some non-collapsible sight canes are still used today.

Telescopic sight canes, are, as you would imagine, telescopic, and can consist of around 8 sections usually.

Folding sight canes often consist of between 4-8 sections connected by an elastic string that runs from the handle to the tip.

Tips can come in many forms. Most commonly used are white plastic rolling tips. These consist of:

- Marshmallow Tip: it's a plastic rolling tip that is vaguely a marshmallow in size and shape. Good for most all terrains but does well on hard surfaces, as well as relatively small and easy to transport. Non-rolling versions are also available.

- Roller Ball Tip: it's a tip in the shape of a ball that rolls as well, usually small enough to fit in the palm of the hand, though sizes can vary. This is also good for many different types of terrain, however it does better in grass, gravel, and snow than a marshmallow. Non-rolling versions are also available.

- Pencil Tip: a plastic or otherwise sheath for the end of the cane. Typically these do not roll whatsoever, and are the most likely to get stuck on things, however they are lighter and easier to travel with. They also provide more feedback.

- Ceramic/metal glide tip: A small disc-shaped tip that goes around the cane. These may or may not roll, and provide feedback similar to a pencil tip while being less likely to get stuck on things- sort of a middle ground between a marshmallow tip and a pencil tip.

- Omni-Sense Tip: it consists of an axle attached to the cane which can tilt with the angle of the cane. It has four wheels, two on each side. I am not entirely sure about the effectiveness of this tip.

- Dakota Disc Tip: it consists of a round disc that sits parallel to the ground. This is supposedly the best tip for going over the top of grass, snow, and other difficult terrain. I personally have not verified this.

There are many ways to use a sight cane, and i do not intend to speak to every single method. However, most commonly, i see a few different types.

- Constant Contact/Sweeping, where the sight cane is swept back and forth in front of the user. This provides the most information, however it is difficult to do in crowded settings and at slow speeds, and can be tiring. Some cane users will sync their sweeping with their steps. I would describe this motion as similar to that of a windshield wiper.

- The cane is held diagonally across the body, without any sweeping or tapping. This provides some minimal information, and serves mostly to alert others to the disability.

-Flagging/Tapping from side to side. I was taught that it's a method to increase the cane user's visibility. I do not have much information on this.

Sight canes can also be used to probe things on the ground in general.

Going down stairs, many sight cane users will hold the cane out in front of them diagonally, at an angle such that the cane hits the step beneath the user as the user steps down. Many sight cane users prefer to find a railing and use that as a guide than use a sight cane alone.

Going upstairs, the sight cane is often held upright like a pencil, and pushed forward against the next step. As the user steps up, the cane too moves up and swings forward to hit the next step. Again, railings are often preferable to cane use alone.

Many sight cane users may also use a cane whilst walking with a sighted guide. Walking sighted guide is typically seen as the person following holding onto the arm of the person guiding them just above the elbow. Often, the visually impaired person will still use their cane on their preferred side while walking with a sighted guide.

Some sight cane users, especially on folding canes, will attach keychains and lanyards for decoration. However, these tend to swing back and forth and impact feedback from the cane tip, and i personally cannot do this.

Many cane users will have a holster or pouch to stick their cane in when it's not in use, especially with collapsible canes. This can clip onto the belt or be attached to a bag strap. Similarly to support canes, using a sight cane makes it so that you can only use one hand while walking, however while standing still the sight cane can be leaned against things or into the arm to hold more items. Some cane users will simply keep their cane nearby; i tend to set mine on the ground beneath my chair when eating at restaurants, and i sit on top of it on trains and airplanes.

Due to having one hand unavailable, many sight cane users carry bags or purses. Especially when writing and drawing blind and visually impaired characters in an academic settings, give them lots of bags and storage! Braille books, papers, textbooks, are always massive and heavy and more often than not you will need many bags to carry your things for an average school day, especially in high school. The same applies to large print items; however these are not nearly as bulky as Braille textbooks. (RIP the spines of Braille readers; may your ibuprofen be strong and your pain be minimal).

Not all people have access to guide dogs and they are significantly less common than some would believe, and we need more representation of people with white canes/sight canes.

That's all i can think of! Thank you for reading.

edit 1: cant fucking believe i misspelled cane as crane, oops

A general cane guide for writers and artists (from a cane user, writer, and artist!)

Disclaimer: Though I have been using a cane for 6 years, I am not a doctor, nor am I by any means an expert. This guide is true to my experience, but there are as many ways to use a cane as there are cane users!

This guide will not include: White canes for blindness, crutches, walkers, or wheelchairs as I have no personal experience with these.

This is meant to be a general guide to get you started and avoid some common mishaps/misconceptions, but you absolutely should continue to do your own research outside of this guide!

The biggest recurring problem I've seen is using the cane on the wrong side. The cane goes on the opposite side of the pain! If your character has even-sided pain or needs it for balance/weakness, then use the cane in the non-dominant hand to keep the dominant hand free. Some cane users also switch sides to give their arm a rest!

A cane takes about 20% of your weight off the opposite leg. It should fit within your natural gait and become something of an extension of your body. If you need more weight off than 20%, then crutches, a walker, or a wheelchair is needed.

Putting more pressure on the cane, using it on the wrong side, or having it at the wrong height will make it less effective, and can cause long term damage to your body from improper pressure and posture. (Hugh Laurie genuinely hurt his body from years of using a cane wrong on House!)

(an animated GIF of a cane matching the natural walking gait. It turns red when pressure is placed on it.)

When going up and down stairs, there is an ideal standard: You want to use the handrail and the cane at the same time, or prioritize the handrail if it's only on one side. When going up stairs you lead with your good leg and follow with the cane and hurt leg together. When going down stairs you lead with the cane, then the good leg, and THEN the leg that needs help.

Realistically though, many people don't move out of the way for cane users to access the railing, many stairs don't have railings, and many are wet, rusty, or generally not ideal to grip.

In these cases, if you have a friend nearby, holding on to them is a good idea. Or, take it one step at a time carefully if you're alone.

Now we come to a very common mistake I see... Using fashion canes for medical use!

(These are 4 broad shapes, but there is INCREDIBLE variation in cane handles. Research heavily what will be best for your character's specific needs!)

The handle is the contact point for all the weight you're putting on your cane, and that pressure is being put onto your hand, wrist, and shoulder. So the shape is very important for long term use!

Knob handles (and very decorative handles) are not used for medical use for this reason. It adds extra stress to the body and can damage your hand to put constant pressure onto these painful shapes.

The weight of a cane is also incredibly important, as a heavier cane will cause wear on your body much faster. When you're using it all day, it gets heavy fast! If your character struggles with weakness, then they won't want a heavy cane if they can help it!

This is also part of why sword canes aren't usually very viable for medical use (along with them usually being knob handles) is that swords are extra weight!

However, a small knife or perhaps a retractable blade hidden within the base might be viable even for weak characters.

Bases have a lot of variability as well, and the modern standard is generally adjustable bases. Adjustable canes are very handy if your character regularly changes shoe height, for instance (gotta keep the height at your hip!)

Canes help on most terrain with their standard base and structure. But for some terrain, you might want a different base, or to forego the cane entirely! This article covers it pretty well.

Many cane users decorate their canes! Stickers are incredibly common, and painting canes is relatively common as well! You'll also see people replacing the standard wrist strap with a personalized one, or even adding a small charm to the ring the strap connects to. (nothing too large, or it gets annoying as the cane is swinging around everywhere)

(my canes, for reference)

If your character uses a cane full time, then they might also have multiple canes that look different aesthetically to match their outfits!

When it comes to practical things outside of the cane, you reasonably only have one hand available while it's being used. Many people will hook their cane onto their arm or let it dangle on the strap (if they have one) while using their cane arm, but it's often significantly less convenient than 2 hands. But, if you need 2 hands, then it's either setting the cane down or letting it hang!

For this reason, optimizing one handed use is ideal! Keeping bags/items on the side of your free hand helps keep your items accessible.

When sitting, the cane either leans against a wall or table, goes under the chair, or hooks onto the back of the chair. (It often falls when hanging off of a chair, in my experience)

When getting up, the user will either use their cane to help them balance/support as they stand, or get up and then grab their cane. This depends on what it's being used for (balance vs pain when walking, for instance!)

That's everything I can think of for now. Thank you for reading my long-but-absolutely-not-comprehensive list of things to keep in mind when writing or drawing a cane user!

Happy disability pride month! Go forth and make more characters use canes!!!

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What Role Do ASX Metal Stocks Play in Clean Energy Supply Chains?

The Australian Securities Exchange continues to be a major platform for resource-based companies, and ASX Metal Stocks have gained renewed attention in 2025. With a mix of large-scale producers and emerging exploration firms, the segment remains active across multiple commodities including lithium, copper, nickel, and iron ore. The rising demand for these key metals across energy, construction, and manufacturing sectors has reinforced the position of ASX Metal Stocks in the global market.

The metal and mining space on the ASX reflects both stability and innovation, with companies operating in diverse environments across Australia. From mineral exploration in Western Australia to production hubs in the Pilbara and Mount Isa regions, the market presence of listed companies spans all stages of the mining life cycle.

The Expanding Scope of ASX Metal Stocks

ASX Metal Stocks operate across a wide range of commodities essential to industrial processes. These include base metals such as copper and zinc, alongside strategic resources like lithium and rare earth elements. Companies in this category play an active role in global supply chains, offering consistent output for export and domestic use.

Australia’s well-established mining ecosystem allows ASX Metal Stocks to engage in exploration, feasibility, and production with established regulatory and logistical frameworks. The broader ASX resources sector includes a significant number of exploration-focused firms, many of which are contributing to discoveries in battery minerals and energy-transition materials.

In 2025, the global demand for strategic metals is influencing the operations and development plans of listed mining companies. Shifts in trade flows, infrastructure initiatives, and commodity pricing are all reflected in the activity of firms listed on the exchange.

Strategic Minerals and Emerging Opportunities

Australia’s critical mineral reserves have become an important element in shaping the global supply landscape, and ASX Metal Stocks continue to develop projects around lithium, cobalt, graphite, and rare earths. These materials are central to renewable energy systems, electric vehicle technology, and electronics manufacturing.

Many ASX Metal Stocks focused on lithium operate in Western Australia, known for hosting high-grade spodumene deposits. Exploration programs and early-stage developments continue to gain attention as downstream industries seek stable supply sources for battery components. In parallel, rare earths and cobalt initiatives are increasing as global producers seek diversification.

Several companies have expanded their capabilities through processing facilities and long-term supply agreements, securing a stronger foothold in critical minerals markets.

Iron Ore and Copper as Core Revenue Streams

While new materials dominate future-facing discussions, traditional commodities like iron ore and copper remain vital to ASX Metal Stocks. Iron ore supports steelmaking and infrastructure growth across Asia, particularly in countries with expanding construction and manufacturing output.

Copper is equally important, playing a key role in electrical wiring, renewable power networks, and telecommunications. As demand remains consistent, production-focused companies on the ASX continue to explore new projects and expand existing operations to meet industry requirements.

Some ASX Metal Stocks are involved in brownfield expansion projects to enhance output from existing mines. These developments are geared toward operational efficiency and long-term cost management, supporting stable supply to global buyers.

Sustainability and ESG in the Mining Sector

ASX Metal Stocks are increasingly incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles across their operations. Larger firms have published sustainability plans aimed at reducing emissions, conserving water, and improving energy efficiency. Mid-tier and junior firms are integrating ESG through transparent reporting and community engagement.

These practices support broader goals of responsible mining and are helping ASX Metal Stocks meet compliance standards across international markets. Ethical sourcing, supply chain traceability, and biodiversity protection are also becoming standard features in public disclosures.

The ESG shift is reshaping how companies are evaluated and positioning them to align with global sustainability benchmarks across resource sectors.

Technology and Operational Transformation

Digital innovation is playing an increasing role in how ASX Metal Stocks manage operations. Automation in resource extraction, AI-powered exploration data, and advanced mineral mapping techniques are being adopted to increase efficiency and safety.

Some companies have introduced remote operations centres, autonomous haulage systems, and predictive maintenance tools to optimize mine performance. These technologies reduce operational downtime and environmental impact while increasing output.

Collaborations with technology firms and engineering consultancies are also helping companies to adopt smart mining frameworks, positioning them competitively on both the local and international stage.

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Zambia plans to establish an investment company that will control at least 30% of critical minerals production from future mines.

Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe unveiled a strategy on Thursday that he said will allow Zambia to maximize the benefits from its deposits of metals key to the energy transition. Africa’s second-largest copper producer aims to more than quadruple output of the metal by early in the next decade, but it also has deposits of cobalt, graphite and lithium.

The state will set up a special purpose vehicle to invest in critical minerals under a design framework that includes a “production sharing mechanism” setting aside a minimum 30% of the output from new mining projects, according to the document unveiled by Kabuswe in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka.[...]

The government’s goal of producing 3 million tons of copper a year by 2031 requires existing assets to double their output to about 1.4 million tons, according to a separate document prepared by Kabuswe’s ministry.[...]

The government also intends to make investors in the critical minerals sector allocate at least 35% of procurement costs to local suppliers, according to the strategy. It will also review Zambia’s policy and regulatory environment to restrict the export of unprocessed materials.

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Mineral diplomacy or modern-day extortion in Ukraine?

Eleven years ago, Russia seized Ukrainian territory by force. Three years ago, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today, Ukraine faces a new threat to its sovereignty: U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand that the country hand over a significant amount of its mineral wealth or face the prospect of future Russian intervention without American support.

The proposed “agreement” has been met with skepticism from mining experts, pushback from Kyiv, and even a counteroffer from the Kremlin. Staggeringly, this “very big deal” appears to have ignored the ambitions of the Ukrainian people altogether — and yet it has been met with bipartisan acclaim in the U.S.

Instead of creating an economic bond that would hold the two nations together, this mineral deal will be a fiasco for both Americans and Ukrainians. A deal made through coercion, rather than equitable negotiation with community consultation, will not only worsen Ukraine’s humanitarian emergency and long-term development efforts; it will also fail to strengthen America’s mineral supply chain.

Trump is correct that the U.S. will need critical minerals — including lithium, graphite, and rare earths — which will power the energy and security technology of the future. But through Oxfam’s decades of work in mining communities, we know firsthand that deals shaped without community consent are destined to fail. When people are unable to shape how (or if) mining proceeds in their backyards, companies and governments bear the cost of protests, work stoppages, and lawsuits.

Even in the best circumstances, mining deals routinely fall apart. In conflict zones like Ukraine, all bets are off. Mining is capital-intensive and often dangerous work. Land disputes are common, and even well-designed projects can undermine human rights activists, host communities, Indigenous groups, and local small-scale miners. Moreover, profits are by no means guaranteed, especially not in the short term: only 30%of Ukraine’s critical minerals are in operational mines. For the remainder, it will take an average of 18 years before  production is possible.

Perhaps, given these constraints, the latest — “bigger, better” — version of Trump’s mineral deal encompasses other natural resources, including oil and gas. Still, the underlying problems will likely remain: a lack of consultation, let alone consent, and gun-barrel diplomacy is no way to secure a supply chain or recoup costs.

“Should the U.S. relationship with Ukraine veer toward “mineral colonialism” — shaped by subservience, arrogance, and domination without consideration for the Ukrainian people — neither side will win.”

Erik Prince, the military contractor and shadow adviser to Trump, proposed funding the war in Afghanistan through mining, which amounted to nothing. The Kremlin experimented with a mining-for-fighting model with the Wagner Group, which was disavowed after a coup attempt in Russia.  In Ukraine, any unchecked rush to extract minerals without safeguards is all but certain to fail; worse, it is sure to exacerbate corruption and social conflict, further undermining the profitability of the private sector and the accountability of the state to its people. In short, it would demolish the foundations for a stable, prosperous Ukraine.

A drag-line excavator mines rare earth materials in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine, on Feb. 25, 2025. (Kostiantyn Liberov / Libkos / Getty Images)

There is a better way forward.

First, the U.S. and Ukrainian governments should be realistic about the short-term benefits of mining cooperation and appreciate that developing Ukraine’s natural resources is a years-long endeavor. It will not create the kind of short-term bond that Ukraine requires for its security. Rather, with an estimated $524 billion recovery bill, these resources would be better utilized as part of a long-term domestic fund for reconstruction and redevelopment. The Ukrainian government should reject any slapdash wealth transfer that might undermine its people’s immediate humanitarian needs and future political and economic success.

Second, the U.S. government should focus on building out a resilient mineral supply chain, which includes ensuring that local communities have a real say in whether and how mining projects move forward and investing in a more business-friendly environment. The mining industry itself, which has taken recent steps to improve its social performance and human rights commitments, should advocate for more rational policies in conflict-affected countries like Ukraine and reject this administration’s gutting of anti-corruption measures globally.

Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, policymakers should pursue a just and sustainable peace that recognizes Ukraine’s territorial integrity and ensures the safety of the Ukrainian people.

This latest round of “mineral diplomacy” reflects a new geopolitical reality that will be shaped by what lies beneath. Diplomacy, however, requires respect, engagement, and tact.  Should the U.S. relationship with Ukraine veer toward “mineral colonialism” — shaped by subservience, arrogance, and domination without consideration for the Ukrainian people — neither side will win.

Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in the op-ed section are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Kyiv Independent.

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Can South Africa lead the charge for nuclear safety in Ukraine?

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Lithium-ion Battery Anode Market Investment Trends and Market Expansion to 2033

Introduction

The lithium-ion battery (LiB) market has witnessed significant growth over the past decade, driven by increasing adoption in electric vehicles (EVs), renewable energy storage, consumer electronics, and industrial applications. Among the critical components of lithium-ion batteries, the anode plays a crucial role in determining battery efficiency, capacity, and overall performance. This article explores the key industry trends, growth factors, market dynamics, and future forecasts for the lithium-ion battery anode market up to 2032.

Market Overview

The lithium-ion battery anode market is expected to grow substantially due to the rising demand for high-performance batteries across various industries. The anode, typically made from materials such as graphite, silicon-based compounds, and lithium metal, is essential for efficient energy storage and transfer.

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Key Market Drivers

Growing Demand for Electric Vehicles (EVs)

Governments worldwide are implementing policies to encourage EV adoption, leading to a surge in lithium-ion battery demand.

Advancements in anode materials aim to increase battery efficiency and longevity.

Expansion of Renewable Energy Storage

Grid-scale energy storage solutions require high-performance batteries, boosting the demand for improved anode materials.

The shift toward sustainable energy sources propels lithium-ion battery technology development.

Technological Advancements in Anode Materials

Introduction of silicon-based anodes that offer higher energy density than conventional graphite anodes.

Research into lithium metal anodes that can potentially revolutionize battery performance.

Growing Consumer Electronics Market

The increasing popularity of smartphones, laptops, and wearables drives the need for efficient lithium-ion batteries.

Enhanced battery life and faster charging capabilities remain key consumer demands.

Market Segmentation

By Material Type

Natural and Synthetic Graphite: Dominates the market due to its stability and cost-effectiveness.

Silicon-based Anodes: Emerging as a high-capacity alternative with increased energy density.

Lithium Metal Anodes: Expected to revolutionize the market with superior performance.

Other Advanced Materials: Including lithium titanate and hybrid anodes.

By Application

Electric Vehicles (EVs)

Consumer Electronics

Energy Storage Systems (ESS)

Industrial Applications

By Region

North America: Strong presence of EV manufacturers and battery technology firms.

Europe: Leading in battery research and sustainability initiatives.

Asia-Pacific: The largest market, driven by China, Japan, and South Korea’s battery production capabilities.

Rest of the World: Emerging markets showing potential growth opportunities.

Competitive Landscape

The lithium-ion battery anode market is highly competitive, with key players focusing on material innovation, strategic partnerships, and capacity expansions. Some leading companies in the industry include:

SGL Carbon

Shanshan Technology

BTR New Energy Materials

Nippon Carbon Co., Ltd.

Showa Denko K.K.

Talga Group

Recent Developments

Increased investment in silicon anode technology by major companies.

Expansion of graphite anode production facilities to meet growing demand.

Research collaborations between academia and industry to develop next-generation anode materials.

Challenges and Opportunities

Challenges

Raw Material Supply Constraints: Dependence on graphite and silicon resources may lead to supply chain disruptions.

Cost and Scalability Issues: Advanced anode materials such as silicon and lithium metal face cost and manufacturing challenges.

Environmental Concerns: Mining and processing of anode materials can have environmental impacts.

Opportunities

Advancements in Recycling Technologies: Increasing focus on battery recycling can create a sustainable supply chain.

Government Incentives and Policies: Support for EV and energy storage industries will drive battery anode market growth.

Innovation in Solid-State Batteries: The transition toward solid-state batteries opens new avenues for anode material development.

Market Forecast (2024-2032)

The lithium-ion battery anode market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 10-15% from 2024 to 2032. The increasing penetration of electric vehicles, technological advancements, and rising investments in battery manufacturing facilities will be key contributors to this growth. By 2032, the market will witness significant developments, including widespread adoption of silicon-based anodes and potential breakthroughs in lithium metal anodes.

Conclusion

The lithium-ion battery anode market is poised for remarkable growth driven by the expanding EV sector, consumer electronics demand, and advancements in energy storage solutions. As technological innovations continue to enhance battery efficiency and performance, anode material development will play a crucial role in shaping the future of the lithium-ion battery industry. Market participants must navigate supply chain challenges, invest in research and development, and leverage strategic partnerships to stay ahead in this rapidly evolving industry.Read Full Report:-https://www.uniprismmarketresearch.com/verticals/chemicals-materials/lithium-ion-battery-anode.html

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