Rio Tinto Gets Into the Graphene Business

Rio Tinto, one of the world’s leading mining companies, announced last week that it would be making a multimillion-dollar investment in a completely new kind of rechargeable battery. [Energy and Capital Header] Practical Investment Analysis for the New Energy Economy Rio Tinto Gets Into the Graphene Business Alex Koyfman | Jun 04, 2023 Dear Reader, Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO), one of the world’s leading mining companies, recently announced that it would be making a multimillion-dollar investment in a completely new kind of rechargeable battery. The reason? Rio Tinto wants to convert its substantial fleet of heavy trucks, excavators, and earth-movers away from the lithium-ion standard. [rio tinto] Lithium batteries may run the world of personal electronics and electric vehicles, but they suffer from a critical design flaw that’s simply not going to get solved with incremental improvements and half measures. The lithium-ion electrolyte, the liquid matrix through which electrons flow from the anode to the cathode, is that fatal flaw. When heat is applied to the electrolyte, which is composed of highly oxygenated organic solvents, the lithium-ion battery becomes an incendiary device. Unfortunately for lithium-ion users, which now number in the billions, heat and recharging go hand in hand — as you’ve probably observed yourself any time you’ve picked your phone up after charging the battery overnight. Thermal runaway, as the process is called, refers to an out-of-control exothermic reaction that takes place in old or damaged lithium-ion batteries. 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It all depends on how many of the battery’s individual cells have already failed and how much resistance they produce during the charging process. For Rio Tinto, that risk became too high, so now this mining giant has partnered with a small Australian high-tech materials company to develop the world’s most advanced batteries. [graphene] These batteries are a complete departure from the lithium-ion standard — with zero lithium involved. The biggest difference is that the cathodes are composed of graphene, and the electrolyte isn’t liquid at all but solid state — meaning no amount of heat will cause swelling or gas precipitation. Even when heavily damaged, these batteries continue to operate, and they are essentially fireproof. But that’s just the beginning. These advanced graphene batteries have a far higher energy storage capacity — up to 3 times more than lithium-ion counterparts. They last longer by a factor of two as well, which means a graphene battery pack like this installed in an EV will easily propel that vehicle a million miles or more before any noticeable performance decay. [If You Can Spare 50 Bucks... Do THIS With It]( If you have $50 to spare... that's great! You can send it to any one of a select group of companies (out of 101 available) to take part in an unusual retirement plan that cannot be advertised by law but that is perfectly legal. What's so great about it? This plan is minting millionaires like clockwork. I've seen meat cutters, grocery shelf stockers, and everyday mom and pops collecting millions in benefits. If you want more details, we put together a report showing you everything, including how to take advantage of it.[Check it out here.]( Game-Changing Performance Improvements And then there’s charge speed… You can forget spending up to an hour at a Level 3 charging station waiting for your battery to hit 80% capacity. Graphene batteries charge up to 70 times faster than today’s best lithium products, which means you’ll be able to charge a phone in less than a minute and a car in less time than it takes to fill up a standard gas tank. Put this all together and it’s not hard to see why a company like Rio Tinto would want to take the lead in developing a high-performance, almost bulletproof method of storing and delivering power. But it’s still not the whole story. You see, Rio Tinto is an Anglo-Australian mining company. Its business is finding, extracting, and refining a wide variety of resources — including rare earth elements, a family of metals absolutely crucial to the production of modern electronics. For more than 30 years, the Chinese have been quietly building a global rare earth monopoly in anticipation of their political rivals becoming completely addicted to and dependent on this class of elements. This Pill Will “Define the Next Decade” A new medical breakthrough smaller than the size of your pinkie is about to reshape human history. Because believe it or not, this tiny pill can eradicate every single sign and symptom of aging and disease... Which leaves you looking and feeling forever young. Don’t believe it? [Check out this proof...]( It All Goes Back to Politics The Chinese are also the world’s biggest lithium-ion battery producers. You see the conflict this creates for a company that’s both a political and an economic rival. [china lithium] With graphene that’s produced 100% in-house by Rio’s new partner company, there is absolutely zero Chinese involvement. If it wasn’t clear yet, let me remove any ambiguity: The risks of being dependent on the Chinese and the benefits of finding a way to decouple from China are both shared by every Western consumer walking the Earth today. This partner corporation is based in Australia and owns the patents to a novel method for producing the best and cheapest graphene the world has ever seen. It also trades publicly on two North American exchanges. Here’s the thing, though. Very few investors know about it. This is a relatively small company, valued at just under US$150 million. In 10 Years... Lithium Could Be the Next Betamax The technology it holds, however, could easily disrupt the entire lithium-ion sector, which will be worth north of a quarter-trillion dollars by the end of the decade. This battery maker is already developing small pouch batteries for smaller-sale consumer applications. With Rio Tinto now in its corner, it will open up the market for massive, industrial-scale power storage solutions. Look, the facts are pretty simple here: A $100 billion mining giant thinks that [this tiny next-gen battery maker]( is a good investment. Perhaps it knows something you don’t? [Enter here to hear the rest of the story.]( Fortune favors the bold, [alex koyfman Signature] Alex Koyfman [[follow basic]Check us out on YouTube!]( His flagship service, Microcap Insider, provides market-beating insights into some of the fastest moving, highest profit-potential companies available for public trading on the U.S. and Canadian exchanges. 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