The Epanko Graphite Project developer has signed a technical assistance agreement with the European Investment Bank to support studies for expanding the graphite mining project and development planning for processing graphite into battery anode materials. The assistance also supports work aimed at enabling the project to supply graphite into European battery manufacturing supply chains.
The agreement provides a defined package of technical support activities linked to the development of a vertically integrated hydrofluoric acid-free graphite processing business in the critical raw materials sector. The assistance includes support for an expansion study of the Epanko Graphite Project and technical services aimed at enabling integration of graphite produced from the project into the European Union battery anode value chain.
The support will also contribute to preparatory work required to advance the planned midstream mechanical shaping facility in Tanzania, which is intended to process graphite into materials used in battery manufacturing. The technical assistance is funded under the European Union–Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (EU–OACPS) Technical Assistance Facility on Critical Raw Materials, which supports initiatives aligned with the European Union’s Critical Raw Materials Act.
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