Component
Petroleum coke
Carbon leftover from oil refining. A US-available route to synthetic graphite anodes.
Criticality
Medium
Unit cost
$150
Quality
50 / 100
US completeness
100.0
Made in US
20,000,000 tonnes
Current demand
15,000,000 tonnes
US exports
5,000,000 tonnes
Opportunity score
10.0
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$200M
Expected extra output: 330,000 tonnes per year