Brazil Gains The First And Largest Graphene Production Factory In South America, Capable Of Producing Up To 5000 Kg Per Year, Which Together With Niobium Will Revolutionize The Fate Of Humanity

Brazil Has 1/3 of Graphite Reserves and Approximately 97% of Niobium, Which Combined with Graphene Will Revolutionize the Fate of Humanity

The inauguration of the first and largest graphene production factory on an industrial scale in South America, which took place on July 9, was attended by the President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro, the Chief Minister of the Civil House, Luiz Eduardo Ramos, and the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovations, Marcos Pontes. The facility will have the capacity to produce up to five thousand kilograms of high-quality graphene per year.

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In his speech, President Jair Bolsonaro emphasized Brazil’s potential: “We have a blessed homeland. Looking back at the periodic table, we have all of it here in Brazil. Including the rare elements. We have about 1/3 of graphite reserves in various states. We have approximately 97% of Niobium, which combined with graphene will truly revolutionize the fate of humanity,” he said.

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Potential That Is Already a Reality in the Market

The rector of UCS, Evaldo Antonio Kuiava, highlights the possibility of sharing with society the potential of graphene and showing that, beyond research, its production is a reality. He emphasizes that the innovation ecosystem at the University enhances education and impacts the market through the connections established with companies. “We have a viable product for the industry, capable of generating income for society with Brazilian technology,” he states, regarding the work developed at the business unit, which is the first in Serra Gaúcha accredited by the Brazilian Company for Research and Industrial Innovation (Embrapii), a social organization overseen by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations (MCTI) that promotes innovation in the Brazilian industry.

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The delivery converges the efforts of the Federal Government to foster public policies in the sector and support initiatives in graphene as new productive arrangements, the implementation and incorporation of graphene in productive chains, research and scientific knowledge, in addition to launching calls and public notices with economic subsidies for companies, universities, and entities.

About Graphene

Graphene is a material recognized worldwide for its incredible physical properties, such as high mechanical strength, lightness, malleability, and high thermal and electrical conductivity. Brazil is the third largest global supplier of graphite mineral and has the second largest global reserve of this material, which is the primary raw material for graphene. It is estimated that this market will generate more than 3 billion dollars in 5 years.

Products that use this raw material include bulletproof vests, anti-corrosive, self-cleaning and antibacterial paints, fabrics, helmets for motorcyclists, rebar for construction, batteries, among others.

The Civil House monitors policies for advanced materials to promote the harmonization and regulation of this topic with the various sectoral actions conducted by other ministries.

INOVAGRAFENO-MCTI Program

The MCTI – Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations established the Graphene Innovation Program, the InovaGrafeno-MCTI, through the Portaria No. 4.964, published on July 12 in the Official Gazette of the Union. The document was signed on July 9 at the inauguration event for the largest graphene factory in Latin America. The capacity is to produce up to five thousand kilograms of high quality per year.

The InovaGrafeno-MCTI is one of the strategic and structuring programs of the Brazilian Nanotechnology Initiative (IBN) and will function as a national vector for the development of graphene and the next generation of 2D carbon-based materials.

According to the decree, the program’s objective is to create, integrate, and strengthen governmental actions on the topic of graphene and 2D carbon-based materials, promoting innovation in the Brazilian industry to ensure technological autonomy in high-tech sectors.

The InovaGrafeno-MCTI also establishes as purposes the generation of wealth, jobs, and national development; mobilizing, articulating, and encouraging public and private national actors to work together in the development of processes, products, instrumentation, standardization, certification, and innovations in the area; ensuring universal access to advanced scientific and technological infrastructure to stimulate the scientific community; promoting and stimulating the attraction, formation, training, mobility, and retention of human capital capable of acting in technological development, entrepreneurship, and innovation, involving graphene and 2D carbon-based materials.