Canadian mining firm Alabama Graphite has manufactured and shipped three one-kilogram test samples of its Purified Micronized Graphite (PMG) to a US-based lithium-ion battery maker.
The unnamed company produces lithium batteries for military applications under contract from the United States Department of Defense (DoD).
Alabama Graphite (AGC) sent sub-10 micron, fine-sized PMG made from the Company’s Coosa Graphite Project material to be tested in primary (non-rechargeable) lithium batteries.
Donald Baxter AGC’s President, Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Director, said: “This multi-kilogram shipment is important because it demonstrates that we can produce battery-ready graphite to a battery manufacturer’s precise specifications, and as importantly, that we can do so in comparatively significant quantities.
“This particular DoD battery manufacturer requested samples of both AGC’s coated spherical graphite (CSPG) and PMG materials. The company required kilogram quantities of PMG immediately for a primary lithium application development project.
“Additionally, we are preparing CSPG samples for this and multiple other DoD contractors.”
The company has also completed two additional non-disclosure agreements with US DoD lithium-battery manufacturers and suppliers.
The agreements set out plans for future discussions and tests of samples of PMG from the CSPG mine for use in lithium batteries.
The latest agreements bring AGC’s total of DoD-related agreements to eight. They are in addition to a number of other non disclosure agreements with US-based DoD companies.
