Graphex Receives Environmental Permit for Its Warren Graphite Processing Plant, Michigan
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Graphex Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Graphex Group Limited, released updates on its Warren processing facility and other developments in Michigan, highlighting its progress in creating a stable domestic supply chain to meet unprecedented national demand for graphite.
Graphex’s Warren site has secured the necessary environmental permit from the Air Quality Division of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, allowing this project to move forward with final design and equipment orders for the Warren site. The permit award is another milestone and is indicative of the local community’s endorsement of Graphex’s presence in Warren, supporting the company’s efforts to establish Warren as a key player in the refinement and production of battery materials for the Detroit area’s emerging electric vehicle (EV) industry.
“Graphex’s plant in Warren will bring an influx of new jobs to the area along with training for the necessary skills and expertise in the fast-growing category of electric vehicle production and the batteries that power them. We’re happy to work closely with Graphex to secure local incentives to establish operations in the state of Michigan,” said James Fouts, Mayor of Warren.
In addition to greenlighting further development of the Warren facility, the permit enables Graphex to continue evaluation of potential locations in and around Warren for a shaping and purifying plant to correspond with its pitch coating plant. As major car manufacturers continue to make investments in Michigan to expand electrification, a localized end-to-end battery mineral supply chain nearby will be invaluable to reduce potential logistical challenges. Transforming raw material to finished product, Graphex will provide ready battery anode material for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and gigafactories as they ramp up production and meet nearly 400,000 tons of projected yearly demand for graphite.
“Our discussions and negotiations with OEMs and automakers have demonstrated the imminent and yet enormous supply/demand mismatch for graphite, and securing this permit is another milestone in our plans to bring needed end-to-end capabilities to the Detroit area and beyond,” said John DeMaio, CEO of Graphex Technologies.
“We stand by our commitment to building out a robust domestic battery mineral supply chain in support of an electrified future and Warren is just the first step of many to come,” added DeMaio.
“We look forward to supporting Graphex’s efforts in continuing development of its graphite processing plants and embrace Warren’s status as a home for the evolving auto industry,” said Mayor Fouts.
Graphex has received offers of state and local incentives for the planned graphite processing plant in Warren and will be seeking additional financial support to bring robust economic benefits and to support job creation in the City of Warren and the state of Michigan.
Graphex is a multinational technology company focused on the development of technologies and products to enhance renewable energy, particularly the refining of natural spherical graphite, synthetic graphite, and graphene-related products — key components in EVs/Lithium-ion batteries as well as in other uses. Graphex has extensive commercial experience in the deep processing of graphite and producing battery grade graphite anode material. Current production is 10,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) with a current expansion underway to increase production to 30,000 tpa within the next 12 months. Graphex intends to further expand existing operations to 55,000 tpa over the next three years. Graphex is currently among the top suppliers of specialized graphite anode material to the EV and renewable energy industries and holds patents in areas including products, production methods, machinery design, and environmental protection. Graphex’s strategy is to expand its operations globally to support energy transition and electrification efforts worldwide.
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