The deal, with Norway’s Vianode, is for delivery of a material critical for electric-vehicle batteries.

General Motors has signed a multi-year, multi-billion dollar agreement for Norway's Vianode to provide the U.S. automaker with synthetic graphite anode materials for its electric vehicle batteries, the companies said on Wednesday.

General Motors aims to boost EV profitability with its deal with Norway-based graphite manufacturer Vianode for battery materials.

General Motors has reached an agreement with battery materials producer Vianode that will develop and supply synthetic anode graphite for the automaker’s battery manufacturing.