Replies to post #848 on Critical Reagents Processing Corp (GRXXF)

[kimokahu]

Wow $16.2 bln in the current graphite market and that is expected to double in the next 2 years. Staggers the brain. Great for GRXXF.

[GunHawk]

The demand for natural graphite is expected to increase rapidly with the new technology advancements and the natural-for-synthetic displacement potential is very high.

China continues to be the major supplier to the world for graphite with around 70% of total natural supply, but is also a net importer with growing consumption needs in their industry. Given environmental concerns, consistency issues and marginal economics on the majority of their lower quality natural graphite mines, some operations are being shut down or consolidated and further closures to Chinese graphite mines are expected.

[GunHawk]

The rise of technologically advanced applications of graphite in electronic gadget, solar power systems, and automotive and aerospace industries is driving the graphite market in the world. China and India are the major markets for graphite in the world. Rising demand for steel and other metals has increased the demand for graphite electrodes. This, in turn, is driving the growth of the graphite market. Good prospect for $GRXXF

[MikeyLikesStocks]

Yes, I believe it's large and small flake, as well as spherical..

[MikeyLikesStocks]

It appears there's actually four different varieties, but grxxf will specialize in the flake variety.
"One has to assume that $16.2B is thus the value of amorphous, flake, vein and synthetic markets together. The li-ion batteries, however, use a feedstock of a combination of natural flake graphite and/or synthetic graphite. As amorphous and vein graphite demand are not expected to grow, one can assume that natural flake and synthetic graphite demands will grow in a higher pace. In the case of natural graphite, the flakes need to be further purified, and both natural and synthetic need to be processed (shaping and coating) to produce anode material"