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To: Natedog who wrote (113437)	6/1/2013 7:09:03 PM
From: Rocket Red	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 233882

People's choice awards be there or be square

To: Natedog who wrote (113437)	6/1/2013 7:13:07 PM
From: hoov	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 233882

I'm not exactly clear on the point you're trying to make, Natedog. Synthetic graphite was developed because of two issues: the only source of vein/lump graphite in the world, Sri Lanka, could not meet demand; and, Sri Lankan graphite has quite variable grade. So, synthetic graphite was developed for applications not amenable to flake graphite, and technological advances have permitted them to make a high-purity product reliably. But the latter comes at a great cost. Lar