people · May 22, 2026
Graphite One Secures Conneaut Ohio Site for Active Anode Materials Facility
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Graphite One Inc. secured a site in Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio on May 19, 2026 for its Active Anode Materials facility via license of occupation agreement with Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, a CN subsidiary. The site offers direct Lake Erie access, multi-line rail connectivity, on-site power substation, and expansion capacity; the company terminated its prior Warren, Ohio lease to prioritize Conneaut. Phase One targets 10,000 tonnes per year production capacity by Q4 2027 split as 4,000 tonnes energy storage material, 3,000 tonnes fast-charging material and 3,000 tonnes high-energy-density material for lithium-ion EV, grid storage and data center batteries. Graphite One CEO Anthony Huston stated the company has a defined path from site control to production and customer engagement with commercial-grade anode samples up to 20 kilograms delivered to three major EV manufacturers and three battery companies for specification testing and offtake discussions. The U.S. Geologi