Delivering low CO2 products
The flagship Epanko Graphite Project, will provide long-term, scalable supply of feedstock for the EcoGraf™ battery anode material processing business, together with high quality large flake graphite products.
The exceptional Epanko feedstock is processed using our EcoGraf HFfree® purification processing technology – environmentally sustainable graphite production with a low CO2 footprint. This downstream technology results in battery anode material meeting physical and chemical properties with superior performance required by global customers.
R&D is underway for multiple by-products with a variety of end-uses, targeting a zero-waste operation.
Natural Flake Graphite
Battery Anode Material
GreenRECARB
Under Development
By-products are under development including end-uses such as cast & grey cast steel foundry/eaf furnace, AA, AAA, Li-ION CEM Cathode & Can coating, fuel cells, lubricants, thermal efficient and fire resistivity materials.
RecoBAM is also under development. Taking production scrap from anode cell and battery manufacturing, applying our EcoGraf HFfree® purification processing technology and blending that material with existing battery anode material to promote a circular economy and sustainable raw materials.
Attributes and End-use
Advanced Manufacturing
Our Epanko flake products mined in Tanzania are high lightly suitable for end-uses such as: refractory, cast & grey cast steel foundry/eaf furnace.
- High Crystallinity and high degree of graphitization expected to generate higher conductivity and material density
- Enhanced product consistency through a single source deposit and high-quality product
- High expansion rate for Jumbo (+50 mesh) which is up to 30% higher than the current market supply
- Ash melting point of 1,3500C confirms its suitability in premium refractory material
- Testwork confirms no limitation on industrial graphite application
- Environmentally sustainable graphite production
Lithium-ion Batteries
Our battery anode material are suitable for the lithium-ion battery industry including end-use such as: electric vehicles, electronics and energy storage systems.
- Superior quality
- High charge/ discharge efficiency
- Enhanced product consistency through a single source deposit and high-quality product
- Typified by a high tap density, quality shape factor and narrow size distribution
- Environmentally sustainable graphite production
Advanced Manufacturing
GreenRECARB™ is a recarburiser additive for end-use such as: steel manufacturing, green steel and Foundry/ EAF furnace industries.
- Naturally occurring, heat resistant, highly conductive (electrically and thermally) high lubricity and low cost.
- Low levels of sulphur and nitrogen and exhibits high carbon absorption efficiency
- High quality, cost competitive and environmentally superior product compared to petroleum coke additives
