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The Economics of Natural Graphite

Product Type: Market Research Report

Publication Date: Jul 01, 2002

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SUMMARY

Read the definitive report on the global natural graphite industry, its markets and its future

Recovery in graphite production

China is the principle graphite producer, accounting for 40% of the world' s output during recent years and 50% of amorphous production in2000. India is another leading producer, accounting for 15% of world production over the last decade. The other majors are Brazil (7%), Mexico (6%)and North Korea (6%) Thus, five countries account for 75% of world production.

Given favourable market conditions, production may increase in the future, particularly from Brazil, Canada, China, India and Mexico. Newproduction capacity of 120,000tpa could be added, around half of which could be destined for battery-making. Successful exploration, mine expansionsand company acquisitions are expected to result in increased graphite output in the coming decade, provided that markets can be developed to sustainthe new production. This new capacity would replace the " loss" of 100Ktpa flake graphite production resulting from project failuresand expected mine closures.

The key trends, issues and developments in the market are now analysed in this major new report from Roskill. It provides a clear insight into allareas of the industry and an authoritative analysis of the prospects for the future.

SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY

This report is the result of an extensive programme of research by Roskill analysts. They have conducted a close appraisal of information from awide variety of sources, including governments, trade associations, company sources, official organisations, trade journals and technical literature.

Information gathering is only the first step in preparing a report. The data is then extensively analysed so that the finished report provides acomprehensive insight into the industry today, as well as top-level analysis of the long-term prospects.

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1. Executive summary
2. Geology and Resources

Geology
Properties and Uses
Resources

3. World production of natural graphite
Europe
North America
South and Central America
Africa
Asia
4. Review of producing and processing countries

Australia: Munglinup graphite deposit; Eagle Bay Resources NL
Austria: Grafitbergbau Kaisersberg Ges.mbH
Belgium
Brazil: Grafita MG Ltda; Mamore Mineracao e Metalurgia; Nacional de Grafite Ltda.
Canada: Crystal Graphite Corporation; Industrial Minerals Inc; International Graphite Inc; Mazarin Mining Corporation; Quinto Technology; Stratmin Graphite Inc.; Synthetic graphite
China: Producers of natural graphite; Hunan Chenzhou Lutang Crystallitic Graphite &; Carbon Co. Ltd. (LCGC); Minsource Liumao Graphite Company; The Quingdao-Shandong Area; Non-Metals Inc; Hubei Yichang Hengda Graphite Group; Processors and traders of natural graphite
Czech Republic: Grafit a.s. Netolice; Rudné; doly Staré; Mesto s.r.o; Maziva Tyn spol s.r.o
France: Carbone Lorraine; Carbone Savoie
Germany: Graphitwerke Kropfmü; hl AG; Georg H Luh GmbH; Carl Nolte Sohne GmbH; SGL Carbon AG; Frank &; Schulte GmbH
India: Agrawal Graphite Industries; Carbon Everflow Ltd; GR Graphite Industries; HEG Ltd; Lakshminarayan Makhanial Company; Tamil Nadu Minerals Limited (TAMIN); TP Minerals Pvt Limited; Consumption of natural graphite; Synthetic Graphite
Italy
North Korea
South Korea
Madagascar: Etablissements Gallois; Etablissements Rostaing; Sté; Miniè; re de la Grande Ile (SMGI)
Mexico: Dixon Industrial Mexico SA de CV; Explotadora Sonorense de Grafito Srl; Grafito de Mexico SA de CV; Grafito Superior SA de CV; Groupo Grafimex SA de CV
Mozambique: Grafites de Ancuabe Ltda
Netherlands
Norway: Skaland Grafitverk A/S
Poland
Romania
Russia: Krasnoyarskgraphit JSC; Uralgrafit JSC
Spain
Sri Lanka: Bogala Graphite Lanka Limited; Kahatagaha Graphite Lanka Limited (KGLL)
Sweden: Woxna Graphite
Switzerland
Tanzania: Graphtan Limited
Turkey
Ukraine: Zavalievsky Graphite Complex Joint Stock Company; J.S.C Markograph
United Kingdom
USA: Acheson Industries; Asbury Graphite Mills Inc.; Cummings-Moore Graphite Co.; Carbide/Graphite Group Inc.; GraphTech International Ltd; Integrated Carbonics Corporation (ICC); Poco Graphite; Superior Graphite; Synthetic graphite
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Zimbabwe

5. Analysis of supply trends and forecasts

Increasing output or mine development: Brazil; Canada; China; Czech Republic; India; North Korea; Mexico; Norway; Russia; Sri Lanka; Ukraine
Declining output or mine closure: Australia; Austria; Germany; Mozambique; Romania; Sweden; Tanzania

6. Trade

Exports
Imports

7. Apparent consumption

8. End Uses

Refractories: Steel Making Processes; Magnesia-carbon refractories; Alumina-graphite refractories; Silicon carbide-graphite refractories; Refractory manufacturers (Argentina; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Italy; Japan; South Korea; Mexico; Russia; South Africa; Spain; Taiwan; Thailand; Turkey; UK; USA) Crucibles
Foundries
Steel making: Powder metallurgy; Ultra hard alloys
Carbon Products
Lubricants
Pencils
Batteries: Primary Batteries; Secondary Batteries; Fuel Cells; Battery manufacturers (Primary Batteries; Secondary batteries)
Brake linings
Treated graphite: Treated graphite manufacturers (China; Germany; Japan; United Kingdom; USA)
Graphite fibre
Paint
Other Uses for Graphite

9. Future demand for natural graphite

Refractories
Friction products
Lubricants
Foundries
Batteries
Treated graphite
Other uses

10. PricesFuture price trends

List of tables

1-3: Typical chemical composition of amorphous, crystalline flake &; crystalline vein natural graphite; Ash content &; analysis; Industrial applications, natural &; synthetic graphite
4-10
World: Reserves &; reserves base
Brazil: Graphite resources; Principal graphite resources in
Canada
Czech Republic
India: Recoverable reserves
Russia
Ukraine
11
World: Production of natural graphite, by country
12-15
Austria: Production & trade in graphite, 1987-2000
Brazil: Production & trade in graphite concentrate
Canada: Production & trade; Distribution of natural graphite flake sizes in Black Crystal Graphite deposit
16-18
China: Producers; Processing & trading companies
19-20
Czech Republic: Grafit a.s. Netolice
21
Germany: Production and trade
22-27
India: Production of graphite by state, 1997/98-1999/2000; Location of major graphite beneficiation plants; TP Minerals; Mines & processing plants; Domestic consumption; Calcined petroleum coke manufacturing units
28-31
North Korea
South Korea
Madagascar
Mexico
32: Groupo Grafimex; Producing subsidiaries
33-36
Mozambique
Norway
Romania
Russia
37: Uralgrafit Combine; Production of concentrates
38-40
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Tanzania
41
Turkey: Production of run-of-mine natural graphite
42-45
Ukraine: Zavalievsky Graphite Complex; Output; Grades; JSC Markograph; Production of natural graphite
46
UK: Processing & trading natural, synthetic graphite
47-48: Asbury Graphite Mills; Graphite processing plants in USA; Principal companies producing synthetic graphite
49-52
Zimbabwe: Production; Exports & Imports by country
53-54
World: Estimated apparent consumption
55-56
USA: Reported & apparent consumption by end use
57: Graphite specifications by end use
58-61
World: production of crude steel by country; Crude steel production by process; By process divided by region; Steel manufactured by continuous casting, 1991-2000
62
China: Companies manufacturing basic refractories
63: Lafarge Ré; fractaires Monolithiques; Location of plants
64
France: Manufacturers of basic refractory products
65
Germany: Manufacturers, graphite refractory products
66
India: Manufacturers of basic refractories, 2000
67-68
Japan: Production of refractories and graphite use, 1990-2000; Manufacturers of basic refractory products
69
Taiwan: Principal Refractory Producers 2002
70-71
USA: Shipments of refractories, Manufacturers
72: Composition of clay and tar-bonded SiC crucibles
73: Manufacturers of graphite crucibles, 1997
74
USA: Consumption of graphite in powder metallurgy
75
Western Europe: Shipments of metal powder for use in powder metallurgy, 1991-2000
76-87
Japan: Production of powder metallurgy items; Consumption in ultra hard alloys; Properties of typical carbon-graphite products; Fillers & applications for carbon-graphite products; Applications for graphite in the glass industry; Properties of titanium carbide coatings; Manufacture of primary batteries; Production of secondary batteries
World: battery manufacturers; Chinese battery producers; Japanese producers of lithium-ion batteries with production share 2000; Lithium-polymer batteries
88-96: Production-cars & Commercial vehicles
USA: Unit consumption in brake linings of new motor vehicles; World market for graphite foil; Gee Graphite Ltd; Reinforced graphite gasket products; GraphTec International; GRAFOIL^Ò; products
UK: Price ranges of crystalline natural graphite; Price ranges of amorphous natural graphite powder 80/85%C

The Economics of Natural Graphite

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