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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Tesla is turning to Mozambique for a key component in its electric car batteries in what analysts believe is a first-of-its-kind deal designed to reduce its dependence on China for graphite.<\/p>\n

Elon Musk\u2019s company signed an agreement last month with Australia\u2019s Syrah Resources, which operates one of the world\u2019s largest graphite mines in the southern African country. It\u2019s a unique partnership between an electric vehicle manufacturer and a producer of the mineral that is critical for lithium-ion batteries.<\/p>\n

Read: Analysts: Tesla one step closer to making own EV batteries, reducing dependence on China- AP<\/b><\/p>\n

Tesla will buy the material from the company\u2019s processing plant in Vidalia, Louisiana, which sources graphite from its mine in Balama, Mozambique. The Austin, Texas-based electric automaker plans to buy up 80% of what the plant produces \u2014 8,000 tons of graphite per year \u2014 starting in 2025, according to the agreement. Syrah must prove the material meets Tesla\u2019s standards.<\/p>\n

Additional information regarding our agreement with @Tesla to supply natural #graphite Active Anode Material from Vidalia: https:\/\/t.co\/qYV9E5Zv4q$SYR pic.twitter.com\/Bg3MQl6Gly<\/p>\n

\u2014 Syrah Resources (@SyrahResources) December 29, 2021<\/p>\n

The deal is part of Tesla\u2019s plan to ramp up its capacity to make its own batteries so it can reduce its dependence on China, which dominates global graphite markets, said Simon Moores of United Kingdom-based battery materials data and intelligence provider, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.<\/p>\n

Read: Triton to supply Mozambique graphite to China\u2019s Yichang<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cIt starts at the top with geopolitics,\u201d Moores told CNBC. \u201cThe U.S. wants to build enough capacity domestically to be able to build (lithium-ion batteries) within the USA. And this deal will permit Tesla to source graphite independent from China.\u201d<\/p>\n

The battery industry has been confronted with a short supply of graphite in recent months, Moores said. Graphite stores lithium inside a battery until it\u2019s needed to generate electricity by splitting into charged ions and electrons.<\/p>\n

The deal with Syrah is part of a broader effort by automakers to secure relatively scarce raw materials for batteries as demand for electric vehicles is expected to grow, said Sam Abuelsamid, principal e-mobility analyst for Guidehouse Insights.<\/p>\n

For the Australian mining firm, the deal is \u201ccrucial\u201d because it has a non-Chinese purchaser for its graphite product, Moores said.<\/p>\n

Syrah\u2019s graphite mine in Mozambique\u2019s northernmost province, Cabo Delgado, is one of the world\u2019s largest, with an ability to produce 350,000 tons of flake graphite a year.<\/p>\n

Read: Syrah Resources to supply processed graphite to Tesla<\/b><\/p>\n

Read: Mozambique graphite extractor to build factory in the US<\/b><\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mozambique<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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