The true environmental impact of lithium-ion batteries, particularly in the electric vehicle space, is under close global scrutiny and debate.

And so it should be.

Graphite, as a key component of battery production, is regularly in the spotlight of this debate.

A recently announced partnership between two big industry players in Europe to create sustainable batteries using lignin-based hard carbon is an exciting one.

The goal to replace polluting mined and synthetic graphite in lithium-ion batteries is great – but we already know there’s another, sustainable way to produce it.