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Carbon

6C

Carbon

Critical MineralHigh(78)

nonmetal

Overall Risk

Supply chain vulnerability assessment

China Exposure

77%

Import Reliance

100%

78High

Supply Security

Allied nation supply chain coverage

11

Critical

16%

81%

3.1%

Allied

15.9%

Neutral

81.0%

Adversary

China Dependency77.0%

Key Applications

batteriessteellubricantsrefractories

Potential Substitutes

synthetic graphitemolybdenum disulfide

Top Producers

1

🇨🇳China90.0%

2

🇨🇳China77.0%

3

🇯🇵Japan5.0%

4

🇲🇬Madagascar5.0%

5

🇲🇿Mozambique5.0%