Brazilian graphite

Brazil's graphite output ranks third in the world, accounting for 7.5% of the world's graphite output. Graphite production has been stable in recent years. 

In 2009, graphite production was 76,000 tons. Brazil National Graphite Co., Ltd. (National de Grafite) is the country’s main graphite producer and one of the world’s largest producers of natural crystalline graphite. It has 3 crystalline graphite mines in Minas Gerais, The graphite production capacity is 52,000 tons/year, which accounts for about 2/3 of Brazil’s total output; each mine has a graphite processing plant, the carbon content of the raw ore of ltaperica graphite ore is 16%, and the processing plant’s production capacity At 14,400 tons/year, graphite products are used for batteries, electric brushes and lubricants; the Salto de Divsa graphite processing plant produces large scale graphite, which are used in refractory materials, crucibles, metallurgical molds and The production capacity of high-carbon steel additives has been expanded to 14,400 tons/year; 

Pedra Azul is the largest graphite deposit in Brazil, with a graphite production capacity of 45,800 tons/year. Brazil National Graphite Co., Ltd. plans to adjust the structure of graphite products, develop and produce new spheroidized graphite products for the battery industry, including large lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. Another important graphite producer in Brazil is Grafita MG Ltd., which also mines graphite in the Minas Gerais region. Mag-nesita, a Brazilian refractory company, plans to develop graphite minerals in eastern Brazil. The graphite production capacity will reach 40,000 tons per year within two years. The company's development will expand to upstream mineral raw materials with the goal of ensuring self-sufficiency in the supply of graphite raw materials.