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INVENTORY
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
INVENTORY

11.   INVENTORY

Inventory consisted of raw material of natural flake graphite concentrate provided by a third-party vendor totaling $4.8 million and $0.8 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.  The full amount of inventory is within the “Other long-term assets” line item on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  For the years ending December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were no write down of the Company’s inventory.