** Shares of Graphite One GPH.V up 4% at C$1.80
** U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) upsizes Letter of Interest (LOI) for co's Graphite Creek project in Alaska to $670 million from $570 million
** It also raises LOI for co's planned Ohio facility to $1.4 billion, with a 15 year repayment term under EXIM's Make More in America Initiative.
** GPH expects to submit a formal application to EXIM under both LOIs in 2026
** GPH adds that EXIM's combined LoIs for its 100% U.S.-based supply chain solution now total $2.07 billion
** Including session's moves, GPH up 154.4% YTD
(Reporting by Dharna Bafna in Bengaluru)
((Dharna.bafna@thomsonreuters.com))