Graphite One chooses engineering firm to procure graphite production equipment

Graphite One has executed an engineering contract with a battery anode production facility engineering firm and advanced development of its manufacturing site in Conneaut, Ohio.

The company aims to establish 25,000 tonnes per year of domestic synthetic graphite capacity by the fourth quarter of 2028.

To that end, Graphite One has signed an engineering contract to de-risk and optimize the Ohio facility manufacturing systems for commercial-scale production.

The company has engaged a global engineering and production line integration provider to support the design and integration of the manufacturing equipment for the site.

The contract is a step forward in the company’s strategy to build a fully integrated, US-based graphite supply chain capable of supplying battery-grade graphite materials for EVs, energy storage systems and defense applications.

The engineering team will provide production line integration services, including equipment interface design, process integration, production flow optimization and operational readiness planning.

The Ohio facility is intended to produce active anode materials (AAM) from materials mined at the company’s Graphite Creek deposit in Alaska.

The company has secured the site, which offers direct rail access, Great Lakes shipping access and existing high-capacity electrical service, through an agreement with a subsidiary of CN Railway. It has completed geotechnical drilling and has started the environmental assessment and permitting process, which it aims to complete in the first quarter of 2027.

The strategy includes mining at Graphite Creek, transport via the Port of Nome, processing into advanced graphite and anode materials in Ohio and a potential co-located recycling facility to recover graphite and other battery materials, subject to project financing.

Graphite One plans phased development of the project, targeting an initial capacity of 10,000 tonnes per year of active anode material (AAM) finishing and blending operations in the fourth quarter of 2027, expanding to 25,000 tonnes per year of synthetic graphite and graphitization output in the fourth quarter of 2028.

“The execution of this engineering contract and the advancement of our Conneaut site represent important steps in building what we believe can become one of North America’s leading domestic sources of synthetic graphite AAM,” said Anthony Huston, President and CEO of Graphite One. “With the site secured, critical infrastructure advantages in place, engineering activities underway, and a clear phased development strategy, we now have a defined, de-risked path toward establishing 25,000 tonnes per year of synthetic graphite capacity by the end of 2028.”

Source: Graphite One