{"id":4193,"date":"2026-04-02T06:01:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T06:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/4193\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T06:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T06:01:21","slug":"international-graphite-eyes-european-supply-gap-with-alkeemia-jv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/4193\/","title":{"rendered":"International Graphite Eyes European Supply Gap with Alkeemia JV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking to the Investing News Network, <a href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/stocks\/asx-ig6\/international-graphite\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">International Graphite (ASX:IG6,OTCPL:IGRPF)<\/a> Managing Director Andrew Worland said nearly all graphite consumed in Europe is currently sourced from China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s where the opportunity is,\u201d he said, noting strong interest from European customers seeking to diversify supply and International Graphite growing at 3 to 5 percent per annum.<\/p>\n<p>International Graphite is targeting this gap through a <a href=\"https:\/\/internationalgraphite.mymedia.delivery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Trading-Halt-Alkeemia-JV-March-2026-v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">joint venture with Alkeemia<\/a>, which seeks to build a significant graphite-processing facility in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Under the joint venture, Alkeemia will own 51 percent, while International Graphite will hold the remaining 49 percent. The companies will retain a 50\/50 profit. <\/p>\n<p>International Graphite is currently advancing technical and commercial workstreams, including site selection, infrastructure planning and capital cost estimates. It is also developing an economic model for the project.<\/p>\n<p>Worland said the project will focus on processing graphite concentrate sourced from existing producers, rather than developing new mining operations.<\/p>\n<p>Near-term milestones include securing commercial agreements by May, and reaching a final investment decision by June. International Graphite is also engaging with potential customers to establish <a href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/daily\/resource-investing\/what-is-an-offtake-agreement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">offtake agreements<\/a> to support development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe think we\u2019ve got an incredible value. We\u2019ve got a different approach than most of our graphite peers who are focused on mining primarily,\u201d Worland added. \u201cOur focus is very much on near-term cashflow, low-capital projects and efficient use of shareholder funds with a US$10 million to 12 million enterprise value at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The managing director said that more updates on these catalysts are expected over the next six to 12 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the full interview with International Graphite Managing Director Andrew Worland above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Speaking to the Investing News Network, International Graphite (ASX:IG6,OTCPL:IGRPF) Managing Director Andrew Worland said nearly all graphite consumed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4194,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4227,4226,15,4225,4228],"class_list":{"0":"post-4193","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-europe","8":"tag-asx-ig6","9":"tag-asx-stocks","10":"tag-european","11":"tag-graphite-investing","12":"tag-graphite-stocks"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}