London-listed graphite producer, Tirupati Graphite, which recently began production from its Madagascar assets, is finalising agreements that will see it expand its Africa footprint into key graphite producing regions and enable the miner to realise its strategy of becoming a producer of 8% of the global graphite market by 2030, CEO Shishir Poddar tells Modern Mining in an exclusive interview.
Graphite has been recognised as a critical and strategic mineral given that it is an ideal material for promoting green technology and is increasingly being used in applications related to energy storage, electronic products and photovoltaics. Its demand growth is largely underpinned by its use in batteries, which have been boosted by the soaring demand for electric vehicles.
Tirupati Graphite PLC (LON:TGR) is a fully integrated specialist graphite and graphene producer, with operations in Madagascar and India, with a vision of developing a world-leading benchmark flake graphite company.
