ThyssenKrupp seals major graphite deal with Kibaran

German industrial group ThyssenKrupp has agreed to buy 50% of the planned output of Kibaran Resources' proposed Epanko Graphite Project mine in Tanzania for ten years. ThyssenKrupp said on Monday it would buy 20 000 t/y of graphite from the Australian graphite miner for the European, Russian and Korean markets, with an option to extend the agreement for a further five years.