A testwork program coordinated by Japan’s Marubeni Corporation, one of the world’s biggest integrated trading and investment conglomerates, has returned battery grade results from Springdale graphite concentrates,
Leading Japanese chemical processing specialists conducted purification tests on graphite concentrates sourced from Springdale achieving battery grade specification >99.95% graphite purity.
Caption: Marubeni representatives visit Springdale and Collie.
International Graphite has been collaborating with Marubeni under a non-binding memorandum of understanding for the potential supply of spheroidised graphite from Springdale and potential financial support for International Graphite’s mine to market strategy.
Marubeni is looking to expand its access to critical minerals and is exploring avenues to secure graphite products, from concentrates to semi-processed materials, in support of Japan’s growing battery and motor vehicle manufacturing industries. Marubeni has had business interests in Australia for decades.