The world needs graphite for every EV battery. Mozambique has some of the largest deposits on earth. Most CEOs are still talking about oil.

Every electric vehicle battery contains graphite. Lots of it.

The transition to EVs is creating a structural demand shift for graphite that most commodity forecasters say will not be met by current supply.

Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province hosts the Balama graphite mine — one of the largest graphite operations in the world. Syrah Resources, the Australian operator, received a $150 million loan from the US Development Finance Corporation in 2023 to expand operations. They also operate a battery anode material production facility in Louisiana — the first of its kind in the United States — processing Mozambican graphite.

This is the supply chain story almost no one in the UK business community is talking about.

Mozambique is already embedded in the global clean energy supply chain. The question is whether UK companies will be part of what gets built around it.

Consider what this creates:

→ Demand for equipment, engineering, and maintenance services at scale

→ Local processing and value-addition opportunities in Mozambique itself

→ Financial services for capital-intensive extractive and energy projects

→ Technology services for remote operations in challenging environments

→ Workforce development and skills transfer programs

The UK has deep expertise in mining services, engineering, financial structuring, and ESG compliance. These are exactly the capabilities Mozambican resource projects need.

But presence matters. Relationships built in Maputo now will translate to contracts in 2027 and 2028 as the full Rovuma Basin development accelerates.

If your business has any connection to energy transition, critical minerals, or mining services — when did you last have a serious conversation about Mozambique?

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