The properties that made graphite great for bumper cars — slippery, electrically conductive, tenacious, and cheap — are properties that make it a fit with innumerable industrial processes.

The Australian company is betting American-made graphite will be in demand as battery makers seek to reduce their reliance on China for materials essential to the energy transition. Most lithium ...

The US will back Brisbane-based battery materials firm Novonix with up to $1.2bn in financing in the battle to reduce China’s ...