Luanda – The Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, said Friday that the production and exploration of graphene would boost, in the near future, the electronic industry in the country.
The minister made this statement during a ceremony to introduce 100 technicians trained in geoscience and geoengineering, who will work in companies linked to Endiama E.P.
” Graphene is the substitute for silicon. It is a revolutionary mineral that in the future will be extremely important judging by its particularities,” the minister stressed.
Diamantino Azevedo explained that graphene, besides being an excellent conductor of electricity, transparency, flexibility and lightness, will revolutionise many things in terms of technology, such as smartphones, tablets and other electronic equipment.
As an example, he mentioned that a kilogram of graphene is currently around USD 300,000.
He also praised the initiative by the National Company for Prospecting, Exploration, Lapidation and Marketing of Diamonds of Angola E.P (Endiama) for training staff and advised relating capital intensity to job creation.
Source: Angola Press News Agency