The Squeaky Wheel gets the grease 920%
that's how you get the attention of media and governments. I've seen no less than a dozen articles already on this announcement.
Everyone knows it, graphite is monopolized by China and they have put it on the chopping block next force ban.
go have a listen to the Northern Miner podcast from Dec 9. Great review of the current state.
This is the industry pushing back at lazy governments and OEMs for failing to actually changing the power dynamics of graphite production.
Biden and Trudeau have done next to nothing to start mining graphite. Maybe the next two governments will.
Let's not forget what has happened to Antimony since its price has risen 240%
let's go.