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Graphite goes into the black Securing sufficient supplies of graphite had not been problematic for consumers over the past few years. [...]months ago, most perceived the global graphite market to be lingering in a situation of oversupply and sluggish demand, deputy editor Davide Ghilotti writes in his feature on the refractory and battery mineral (pp34-38). SQM, Albemarle and FMC are among producers who opted to increase their lithium hydroxide output throughout 2017 to fulfil battery and cathode makers’ consumption needs.SQM’s total lithium hydroxide capacity will rise to 13,500 tonnes per year from 6,000 tpy by the end of 2017. Orocobre Ltd expects total production of lithium carbonate for the 2017-2018 financial year of about 14,000 tonnes.For more information on lithium markets in 2017, visit www.indmin.com/lithium Merged opportunity One of the largest news stories this year was the merger of RHI and Magnesita to form a single company – RHI Magnesita.
