EU to Spend $1.3 Billion on Graphene Research Fund Thursday September 4, 2014, 4:33pm PDT The Graphene Flagship, a $1.3-billion research fund, was recently established by the European Union "[a]fter decades of watching Asia and the U.S. cash in on ideas developed by European scientists.or graphite market participants, the news is exciting because it could increase natural graphite demand by 37 percent. Explaining how that’s possible, Simon Moores of Industrial Minerals states that the plant “will consume at least 28,000 tonnes of spherical graphite each year if operating at capacity.” In turn, that will create a need for 93,000 tonnes of flake graphite “if produced to today’s standards which sees raw material wastage of up to 70%.” To fill that demand, six new mines will need to come online That we need flake graphite deposits to come online to meet demand. Having one large reliable source like Graphite One’s Graphite Creek deposit means never having to wonder where supply is coming fromOctober 11th, 2014 Graphene is the future. Plain and simple. It's 200 times stronger than steel, thinner than a sheet of paper, and more conductive than copper. And that's not all... Researchers the world over are using it for critical advances in a variety of industries. Graphene makes: Solar – 50x-100x more efficient Semiconductors – 50x-100x faster Aircraft – 70% lighter We're talking batteries that charge 10x faster and store 10x more power... Phones and computer displays that bend and fold... And even the potential to make people and things completely invisible. Indeed, the Huffington Post notes graphene will “change the world.” It's so vital to our future that it's been named a "supply critical mineral" and a "strategic mineral" by the United States and the European Union. Yet only a few companies around the world have access to mineral resource that is required to make graphene. And 70% of supply is controlled by China. So the setup is perfect for any non-Chinese supply to become an extremely lucrative investment, just like rare earths a few years ago.
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