Tesla is looking to Australian companies for 8,000 tonnes of African graphite per year to supply its key battery raw materials

Tesla signed an agreement last month with Australia's Syrah Resources, which operates one of the world's largest graphite mines in southern African countries. It's a unique partnership between electric vehicle manufacturers and mineral producers that are vital to lithium-ion batteries. At present, the transaction price has not been announced. Tesla will buy materials from Syrah Resources' processing plant in Vidalia, Louisiana, where graphite comes from mines in Barama, Mozambique. Under the agreement, Tesla plans to buy 80 percent of the plant's production from 2025, with 8,000 tons of graphite per year. (Interface)