The conventional synthetic graphite approach, named for inventor Edward Goodrich Acheson in the 1890s, relies mostly on extreme heat. In an iron crucible, batches of silica or quartz sand are ...

GEDDES, N.Y. — Crucible Steel is warning its workforce it's in serious financial trouble and seeking a buyer urgently. Its workers got a letter late last week indicating the company is likely to ...

SOLVAY, N.Y. — Crucible Industries, a major player in American steel manufacturing since 1900, could be on the verge of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In a letter sent to employees ...

(Bloomberg) -- Shares in Syrah Resources Ltd. plunged after the Australian miner declared force majeure for its Balama graphite mine in Mozambique due to ongoing civil unrest, causing it to ...

Geddes, N.Y. -- It’s radio silence at Crucible Industries after the company warned workers that they may all be out of a job within a few months. Crucible President John Shiesley has not ...

Geddes, N.Y. -- Crucible Industries warned workers Monday that it could close within months, putting the 158 workers at its steel plant in Geddes out of work. The company filed a notice with the ...

The urgency of this mission has intensified following China's recent export controls on graphite, the cornerstone material for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles, energy storage ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Sydney/Tokyo | The push to loosen China’s stranglehold over the global battery supply chain has intensified after Washington ...

Syrah Resources’ Balama graphite operation. Image from Syrah via Youtube. Shares in Syrah Resources Ltd. plunged after the Australian miner declared force majeure for its Balama graphite mine in ...

It’s been another year to forget for lithium but spare a thought for long-suffering graphite. Despite being touted as one of the “critical minerals” essential for the energy transition, specifically ...

US producers of a crucial material used in electric vehicle batteries have initiated a trade action seeking sharp tariff increases on Chinese graphite, arguing that Beijing’s massive state subsidies ...