Intel Corporation (INTC), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NOK) and Harnessing The Superpowers of Graphene

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While there are a few foreign companies or micro caps that are involved in graphite production, GrafTech International Ltd (NYSE:GTI) may be the best avenue for investors to take, as it’s the leading producer of graphite electrodes and was one of the top 20 graphene patent holders at one time, ahead of such giants as General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) and Bayer. Yet it’s been pretty dormant in the space since 2006 as newer entrants have become more active.

Patently absurd
Graphene may become a product so generic that no one company profits from it, even if it goes on to create enormous advances in technology and science that benefit us all. Because the development is so new, it’s an exciting field that bears watching, but we would be wise to remember that there have been other scientific “miracles” that didn’t pan out. Carbon nanotubes once held similar promise, but I have yet to see any space elevators being built just yet.

The article Harnessing the Superpowers of Graphene originally appeared on Fool.com.

Fool contributor Rich Duprey owns shares of General Electric and Intel. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and owns shares of General Electric, GrafTech International, Intel, and IBM.

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