American company restarts domestic graphite production after decades of China imports
A quiet revival is underway in New York State, highlighting a major shift in America's industrial and national security priorities.Titan Mining has begun processing the first newly produced U.S. graphite since the 1950s, turning ordinary-looking rock into a material now considered essential to everything from advanced batteries to modern weapons systems.For most people, graphite brings to mind pencils. However, it has become a backbone of the energy and defense economy. […]