Investing in Graphite - Prices Up 250% Already
By Nick Hodge
Thursday, April 12th, 2012
Now is the time to take advantage of the graphite bull.
Prices for the mineral have surged 250% in the past few years thanks to a number of factors.
Here's what you need to know...
Investing in Graphite
For starters, graphite is kind of in a “rare earth” type situation because 70% of supply is controlled by China.
Industrialization in that country — as well as in India and other emerging markets — has led to increased demand for graphite in its traditional use as an additive to steel.
The 30% of supply that comes from outside of China is typically used in full by the country where it's mined..
There's only a handful operating graphite mines in the entire world.
So take a look at what all those various market factors have done to graphite prices in the last five years..
Quelle: www.energyandcapital.com/articles/graphite-investing/2161