What is graphite anyway? Used in renewable energy storage systems?
Graphite is classified as a semi metal. It can be referred to as black led for its dark soft look and texture. Graphite is formed in metamorphic rock by heat and pressure while other types of rock like igneous rock are formed by volcanoes and meteorites hitting the earth. Battery grade graphite consists of hexagonally shaped crystalline flakes which are flat. The graphite used in pencils occurs as veins in rock formations that resemble a coal mine for the large quantity of graphite that is extracted from these type of deposits. Unfortunately they are no good for batteries and neither are amorphous graphite deposits. This should all be considered when looking to invest in this market. Which ones will win the energy industries votes, and which graphite deposits will be needed if their is ever a shortage of pencils?
The steel industry adds graphite to molten metal to increase its carbon content which makes it more heat resistant and is readily used in crucibles. Since graphite is a semi metal, its mixes well with most types of molten metal. Graphite also us used as a lubricant in different types of manufacturing processes. When solvent is absorbed into the graphite’s sandwiched layers they slide back and forward giving a lubricating affect.
Graphene is a part of graphite. Its a densely packed carbon formed into extremely thin yet supremely strong sheets, has made investing in graphite & graphene an even more attractive.
Investing In Graphite
Canadians have been giving significant attention to the top graphite stocks. Canada is the worlds 2nd largest producer of crystalline flake graphite. Focus Metals & Northern Graphite will be the 2 graphite companies you will see on most forums and blogs. But the established graphite organizations include companies like GrafTech International and Entegris.
These are the 5 biggest factors you should be looking at when doing your due diligence on graphite stocks.
When researching graphite companies check:
• The size and quality of the corporation’s mineral deposit
• The company’s ability to economically source the mineral
• How soon a company in the exploratory stage can be up and running
• The company’s track record, if any, in producing and selling minerals
• Look at the companies 90 volume on all the trading systems including alternative trading systems
A little advice for picking a good list of graphite stocks
One piece of advice is that you contact both a certified stock broker who is knowledgeable about the graphite market and also consult with a geologist who is familiar with the area of the graphite deposits you are interested investing in. I will give you one resource that has a list of 72 publicly traded graphite stocks trading on exchanges all around the world. This article gives you a list of the top Canadian graphite stocks to be investing in for the year of 2012. And as a bonus, they give you a list of the top American graphite companies which are the more established companies with mines or factories operating and generating cash flow.
72 publicly traded graphite stocks are available @
http://www.vanadiumsite.com/investing-in-graphite-stocks
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