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August 2024

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The attractive market opportunity for synthetic graphite: Graphite as an energy transition material (4)

Given the attractive demand projection, investors must understand the benefits and return on investment for natural and synthetic graphite routes. This article establishes the pros and cons for each, and specifically highlights the emerging opportunity for upgrading and repurposing smaller petcoke units to needle coke units, therefore contributing to fulfilling the rising demand for synthetic graphite.

Chevron Lummus Global: Antoniou, M.  |  Manral, V.  |  Magdoza, K.
Evalueserve: Suri, V.
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The Authors

Antoniou, M. - Chevron Lummus Global, Montville, New Jersey

Michael Antoniou is a Senior Business Development Manager for Chevron Lummus Global (CLG). He develops and implements marketing and commercial growth strategies for CLG process technology licenses, catalysts, proprietary/capital equipment, and research and engineering services in the refining and energy transition space in North America. He has 25 yr of experience and is a chemical engineer from the University of Pennsylvania.

Manral, V. - Chevron Lummus Global, Houston, Texas

Virendra Manral is a Delayed Coking Technology Manager for CLG. He has more than 30 yr of experience in process design and technology development. He earned a chemical engineering degree from Panjab University, India, and is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas.

Magdoza, K. - Chevron Lummus Global, Houston, Texas

Keith Magdoza is a Delayed Coking Process Engineer with CLG. He earned a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

Suri, V. - Evalueserve, Houston, Texas

Vishal Suri is Vice President of Insights and Advisory for Evalueserve. He has more than 25 yr of experience advising manufacturing companies on technology strategy, techno-commercial analysis, market analysis and sustainability topics. Mr. Suri earned a Bch degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) and an MBA degree from the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad.

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