Graphite Market Heats Up: U.S. Tariffs and EV Boom Drive Price Pressure

Key Highlights:

• U.S. Graphite Prices Rose in August, driven by steady demand and higher import costs.
• The U.S. Department of Commerce imposed a **.** anti-dumping duty on anode-grade graphite from China, bringing total tariffs to **** with potential for further increases pending a December ruling.
• Graphite Prices in China Rose Slightly: A modest *.** increase was recorded amid cautious sentiment tied to potential steel production cuts.

In August, Graphite prices in the USA went up by **, due to consistent demand and the higher import prices. A **-day further delay in implementing a potential increase of synthetic graphite imports into the US, where there is no domestic synthetic graphite production is anticipated to cause synthetic graphite consumers in the US to bear the burden of the increased costs.

The US Department of Commerce imposed anti-dumping rates of **.** on anode-grade...