The U.S. Energy Department has reopened a $500 million battery materials grant round aimed at domestic processing, recycling and component manufacturing, with full applications due April 24, 2026. The program targets commercial and demonstration-scale facilities that can reduce dependence on imported critical minerals and battery inputs.
Black Swan Graphene says commissioning of a large-scale production system at its Consett, United Kingdom facility has lifted annual output capacity beyond 140 tonnes, a significant step for a sector where scale-up remains a central hurdle.
Graphene Manufacturing Group has approved another A$1.4 million to complete construction of its second-generation graphene manufacturing plant, a move that brings the company closer to larger-scale graphene output in 2026.
The European Commission has approved €211 million in Italian state aid for CamGraPhIC, clearing the way for a pilot manufacturing line near Milan that would industrialize the company’s graphene-based optical interconnect technology.
Flint says its cellulose-based paper battery technology has entered production, moving the platform from lab-scale development to manufactured cells for pilot deployments and customer programs. The milestone is notable in a battery materials market still dominated by lithium-ion chemistries and the critical minerals they require.
Black Swan Graphene has completed a production capacity expansion at its Consett, England, facility, lifting annual graphene nanoplatelet output to more than 140 tonnes and adding another measurable step in the sector’s move from pilot lines to industrial-scale manufacturing.
