By: Richard Mowat

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Investing In Graphite Stocks

Graphite is a stable carbon and the highest grade of coal. Graphite is used in many applications including battery technology, which makes investing in graphite stocks a great place to capitalize on the recent energy storage buzz. Best known for its ubiquitous use in pencils, it also meets a variety needs in science and industry, including vehicle battery development, alternative energy storage, and mobile device technology. As a result, graphite stocks are emerging as a red-hot international investing option.

About Graphite & How To Capitalize On The Market

Classified as a semi-metal, this mineral — also called black lead — is relatively common. It naturally occurs in metamorphic rocks formed by heat and pressure, igneous rocks formed from volcanic eruptions and meteorites. High-grade crystalline flake deposits are composed of flat, hexagonally edged particles. Amorphous deposits are fine particles that result from natural thermal processing. Lump graphite occurs as veins in rock fissures created through natural hydrothermal processes.

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Investing In Graphite For Steel Applications

Investing in Graphite steel manufacturing industry may be of interest as its a widely used semi-metal additive to increase the carbon content of molten metal thus making it stronger and is one of the reasons its used in high quality golf clubs. Due to its extremely high melting point, manufacturers use it in crucibles for containing liquid steel. Additionally, it acts as a lubricant in various in manufacturing processes.

Investing In Graphite For Better Batteries

In its purest form, this semi-metal is a critical to the manufacture of batteries and fuel cells. It is also an important component of vanadium redox batteries, a new technology that stores large quantities of energy in a minimum of space. Further investment in graphite batteries will expose graphite to the marketplace for more than just a replacement to led for pencils.

The Graphene Layer In Graphite

The recent discovery of graphene, a densely packed carbon formed into extremely thin yet supremely strong sheets, has made investing in black lead stocks more even more attractive. As a material that may replace silicon in computers and mobile devices, graphene could expand the need for graphite exponentially.

Graphite Stocks

In Canada, the recent hype with graphite stocks surrounding mining companies has been drawing significant interest from both the retail and institutional investors. As the world’s third leading exporter and second largest producer of crystalline flake and flake dust materials, Canada is well positioned as an international supplier. Two Canadian corporations located at the center of the nation’s investing in graphite trend are Focus Metals Inc. and Northern Graphite Corp. (NGC). Focus Metals operates a mine at Lac Knife in Quebec, and NGC’s operation is located at Bissett Creek in Ontario. These North American corporations are two of the Canadian stocks you are most likely to hear mentioned in investing forums.

Company	Symbol	Google Profile	Yahoo Profile
Focus Metals Inc.	FMS:CVE
Northern Graphite Corp.	NGC:CVE
Standard Graphite Corp.	SGH:CVE
Lomiko Metals Inc.	LMR:CVE
Soldi Ventures Inc.	SOV:CVE
Canada Rare Earths Inc.	CJC:CVE
Strike Graphite Corp.	SRK:CVE
Rare Earth Metals Inc.	RA:CVE
Zimtu Capital Corp.	ZC:CVE
Cavan Ventures Inc.	CVN:CVE

American Graphite Stocks

During the 20th century, the U.S. sourced high-density carbon from mines in several U.S. states. Today all of these operations are closed. However, the nation is among the largest manufacturers of synthetic graphite for industrial use.

Ultrahigh heat processes convert petroleum coke and coal tar pitch feedstock into high grade synthetic material that is suitable for fuel cell production, electrolytic processes, foundry uses and more.

GrafTech International Limited (GTI) of Ohio is a leading synthetics manufacturer as well as a producer of such products as black lead electrodes for use in steel manufacturing. Market analysts consider GTI shares as one of several prime investing options in synthetic graphite stocks.

Company	Symbol	Google Profile	Yahoo Profile
China Carbon Graphite Group Inc.	OTC:CHGI
CVD Equipment Corporation.	NASDAQ:CVV
Bongala Graphite Sri Lanka.	PRIVATE
Hawk Corporation.	NYSE:HWK
GrafTech International Ltd.	NYSE:GTI
Entegris Inc.	NASDAQ:ENTG
Mindesta Inc.	OTC:IDSM

Is This The Time To Start Investing In Graphite Stocks?

The climate for investing in graphite stocks has never been more promising, with technology leading significant global growth in demand while suppliers scramble to keep pace. Representing a rare investing opportunity, purchasing stocks now while prices are low can prove to be a lucrative investing strategy.

Wise investing with graphite stocks means looking at:

• 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

If possible, you should seek the opinion of a mineralogist who is familiar with a project to assist you in select the best graphite stocks for your dollars.

List of 72 Graphite Stocks to Invest In

Because it is a fairly new growth industry, you may not know which graphite stocks are best investment. The following stocks are among top industry picks and are worth researching prior to buying any graphite stocks or even making any bids on what may look good or gets attractive daily volume.

Are you interested in investing in graphite stocks?

VanadiumSite has found you a list of 72 publicly traded graphite companies trading on 6 exchanges worldwide including the TSX, TSX.V, NYSE, OTQX, FSE, NASDAQ, FWB, AMEX, ASX, CSE, LSE, XETRA, SSE, TSE, OSE, HKSE, BSE, NYSE Euronext, Paris Euronext, ISE, OTC Pink, KSE, and the TYO.

World Graphite Resources

China is the world’s leading producer, sourcing 800,000 metric tons for 2011. India produced 130,000 metric tons, and Brazil reached 76,000 for the year. North Korea produced 30,000, and Canada contributed 25,000. Sri Lanka, Ukraine, Mexico and Norway are also major contributors to world resources.

Global Graphite Market

Graphite stocks represent one of the hottest investing buys worldwide as speculators recognize their vast potential in the most popular technological growth industries. The trend for retail and institutional graphite investors continues to gain momentum, interest, and exposure due to expected supply shortages as production lags behind demand along with all the news and media hype regarding the graphite component in energy storage and battery cells.

The U.S. is a leading purchaser of natural materials from China, Canada and other nations. As home to major industries such as automotive and computer technology, the U.S. demand will increase as new technologies enter the marketplace. Graphite stocks are on the verge of rapid growth, and investing before stocks rise is the best strategy for savvy speculators.

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