# Elcora Successfully Completes Graphite Anode Powder Testing in 18650's Cells with Commercial Manufacturer of Li-ion Batteries

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/elcora-successfully-completes-graphite-anode-powder-testing-in-18650-s-cells-wit--8dd88357-c54a-4fb9-a80f-b0a11eb7ac1b

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/ERA/news/6219068301137748/elcora-successfully-completes-graphite-anode-powder-testing-in-18650-s-cells-wit

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2018-10-10T14:50:07.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: ELCORA ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP.

- Ticker: ERA

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Nova Scotia

- Primary commodity: Graphite

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-08-21 13:06:09 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Elcora has successfully completed testing of its natural graphite anode powder with a commercial Li-ion battery manufacturer. The tests, performed in the manufacturer's R&D lab, showed that Elcora's graphite performs as well as the industry standard, retaining over 95% capacity after 200 cycles.

Reasoning: The announcement reports successful independent testing of Elcora's graphite anode powder in commercial Li-ion cells, demonstrating performance parity with standard materials and high capacity retention.

- Positive factor: Successful third-party validation by a commercial manufacturer

- Positive factor: Performance parity with industry standard graphite

- Positive factor: High capacity retention \(>95% after 200 cycles\)

- Positive factor: Passed safety and quality control tests

Facts used in scoring: 1

## Classification and evidence

**High Recovery**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.

Why it applies: While not a metallurgical recovery in the traditional sense, the capacity retention of >95% after 200 cycles is an exceptional performance metric for anode material.

Evidence · text

> To date, cells have retained >95% of their initial capacity, as desired.

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\).

Why it applies: The product is a processed graphite powder intended for battery manufacturing.

Evidence · text

> Elcora's natural graphite anode powder

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (1)

### cell cycling

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graphite

#### Identity

- Commodity: graphite
- Ticker: ERA

#### Test Work

- Program Status: detailed
- Test Type: cell cycling
- Sample: 18650 cells made from Elcora's natural graphite anode powder

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2018-10-10T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Successful performance in commercial-grade cell testing with high capacity retention.

- Positive factor: Capacity retention >95% after 200 cycles

- Positive factor: Performance parity with standard graphite

Evidence · text

> To date, cells have retained >95% of their initial capacity, as desired.

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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