That's exactly what I made a point of doing late last night,
@spid81 and, that is, attempt to find a direct connection between Mitsubishi and Freyr. Of course, the most obvious (conjectural) one is the indirect one of MRC.
I could not but help notice the following from the Freyr website (albeit a very loose connection):-
![https://hotcopper.com.au/data/attachments/4519/4519845-62bfa5d78215d2b0a2feb503c7412263.jpg](https://hotcopper.com.au/data/attachments/4519/4519845-62bfa5d78215d2b0a2feb503c7412263.jpg)
![https://hotcopper.com.au/data/attachments/4519/4519848-ef918c81b421c452ba3273c17f4e71c1.jpg](https://hotcopper.com.au/data/attachments/4519/4519848-ef918c81b421c452ba3273c17f4e71c1.jpg)
Our collaborative efforts with Freyr will not have just died in the arse, as the pessimists on this forum want readers to believe. I'm more than confident that Freyer want the only producer of natural graphite in Europe (who happens to be located in the same country of Norway) to be a part of their grand-plan gigafactories of Norway. The ESG factor of local supply puts our operation in No.1 position. And, Mitsubishi have an anode materials coating system that may resolve all the issues besetting Lithium batteries. It's not rocket science to work out the connection and networking going on here... nor are the shenanigans going on in HC land.
![sneaky.png](https://hotcopper.com.au/images/smilies/sneaky.png)
Given that Freyr seems focused on so-called Next Gen Battery R&D and clearly they are not ready for business yet, it makes sense for MRC to get involved with a prospective partner that is producing batteries in the here and now. MRC is as ESG can get for Freyr as far as supply chain since we arproximity is concerned. It could well be that Skaland's graphite will supply Freyr for use in traditional Li-ion battery anodes and in energy storage / renewables.
At the end of the day, MRC has a graphite mine in operation, located in the heart of Europe's EV epicentre and is close to Freyr on a logistical and corporate level (provided that collaborative research is ongoing between the two entities). An update on that front would be welcome. In fact, a look at Freyr's Battery Company Preso of Feb this year gives me confidence that there could well be something in our upcoming Qtrlys Report:
https://s27.q4cdn.com/476984837/files/doc_presentation/2022/FREYR-Battery-Company-presentation-February-2022.pdf