Syrah Resources has declared force majeure at its Balama graphite mine due to civil unrest in Mozambique, marking a further setback to already struggling East African miners. “The news comes at an inconvenient time for Syrah who suspended production of new material at Balama last quarter due to low demand prices, especially for small mesh […]
> Benchmark’s GIS team has conducted continuous change detection (CCD) analysis on Syrah Resources’ Balama graphite mine in Mozambique, covering the period from October 2024 to June 2025. The monitoring focused on identifying and tracking activity across four key operational areas: Syrah temporarily suspended operations at Balama in December 2024 due to civil unrest in Mozambique. […]
> Growing natural graphite production from African countries is attracting interest from ex-China downstream players, which are looking for ways to diversify their supply sources. Last week, Australian integrated natural graphite producer Syrah Resources signed a long-term offtake agreement with anode maker Posco Future M. Graphite concentrate will be sourced from Syrah’s Balama mine in Mozambique, […]
> In the third quarter of 2025, 18 of the largest 25 copper miners reported quarter-on-quarter decreases in their output, including the top four miners. The total Q3 copper production reported by the top 25 miners hit 3.72Mt. “In the third quarter, many companies saw lower production compared to the previous quarter. However, most did not […]
> Following the conclusion of a formal public consultation, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence is modifying the specification of its high energy anode material grades to include a minimum charging rate, relevant for EV applications. This modification to the methodology for two of the existing grades in the Benchmark Anode Price Assessment begins from 15 October 2025. Two […]
> Benchmark hosted its inaugural Giga Africa event in Marrakesh, Morocco in September, featuring delegates from across the battery supply chain. Over the many conversations and discussions held about Africa’s place in the global battery supply chain, several key themes emerged: Explore these topics in the words of Giga Africa’s expert speakers and panellists.
> Automakers are looking to reduce the carbon intensity of the battery materials they use for their electric vehicles, yet graphite presents a key problem for the industry. Synthetic graphite anode production can be over four times more carbon intensive than natural graphite anode production, due to its use of energy and fossil fuels as a […]
> The US Department of Energy will support a US graphite anode project with a $107 million loan, in its first commitment to building a domestic electric vehicle supply chain. The DOE said it had made a “conditional commitment” to lend Syrah Resources the money for ten years to help it expand production capacity of battery […]
> Lithium chemical prices spiked in China on Monday following a bullish speech by the chairman of Ganfeng – the world’s third-largest lithium producer – in which it was suggested that lithium demand growth could reach 30% in 2026. In a keynote speech on 16 November at the 10th International Summit on Power Battery Application in […]