$WWR announced that EXIM has approved a $25M direct loan to support continued development of the Kellyton Graphite Plant in Alabama.
The non-dilutive financing advances Kellyton, North America’s most advanced natural graphite processing plant.
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Westwater Resources is advancing a secure, domestic supply of battery-grade natural graphite through its integrated mine-to-market platform in Alabama, U.S.A.
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- What is CSPG? Coated Spherical Purified Graphite is battery-grade graphite used in lithium-ion battery anodes. But it does not come straight from the ground. Natural graphite must be processed, purified, shaped, and coated. $WWR’s Kellyton Graphite Plant is being developed to
- Secure supply chains are built step by step. For graphite, that means facilities, testing, qualification, and processing capability — not just resources. $WWR’s work at Kellyton is focused on building U.S.-based capability for battery-grade graphite production. #Graphite
- Graphite is becoming a supply-chain security issue. The IEA’s 2026 Global Critical Minerals Outlook identifies graphite among materials most exposed to supply vulnerabilities. $WWR is focused on advancing U.S.-based production of battery-grade graphite through its Alabama
- Graphite is essential across modern industry from battery anodes to steelmaking, refractories, lubricants, and manufacturing. As demand grows, secure graphite supply chains matter more than ever. $WWR is focused on advancing U.S.-based production of battery-grade graphite.

