Blencowe Resources Graphite Shows Enhanced Battery Performance, Opening New Market Opportunities

Blencowe Resources Plc (LSE: BRES) announced further testing success for its Orom-Cross graphite, demonstrating enhanced performance in lead-acid batteries and reinforcing the material's multi-market sales potential.

Testing by Apollo Energy Systems Inc. showed approximately 12% enhanced performance in lead-acid battery cells.

The best-performing materials were purified by-products from the Spheronised Purified Graphite (SPG) process. This opens a new high-value outlet for secondary graphite streams.

The lead-acid battery market consumes over 50,000 tonnes of graphite annually across the U.S., Europe, and Australia, entirely outside China's supply chain.

These results complement earlier testing by American Energy Technologies (“AETC”) under the EU-funded SAFELOOP programme. Orom-Cross graphite achieved 99.98 wt%C purity and was used to produce EV anode materials containing over 68% natural graphite, delivering exceptional performance consistency.

Ongoing testing programs continue to highlight Orom-Cross as a source of premium, high-performance graphite.

Apollo's testing demonstrated that Orom-Cross graphite enhances discharge capacity by approximately 12% versus peer materials when added as a 2 wt.% component in the negative electrode.

Orom-Cross graphite improved energy capacity, charge acceptance, resistance to sulfation, and overall cycle life. These outcomes highlight the opportunity to expand into the large, established lead-acid battery market, used in vehicles, grid storage, and backup systems globally.

Earlier results from AETC in Chicago saw the material purified to 99.98 wt%C, achieving battery-grade purity suitable for electric vehicle applications. Anode materials containing over 68% natural Orom-Cross graphite, replacing predominantly synthetic graphite inputs used in most EV batteries, delivered performance levels that exceeded expectations.

Combined, these independent studies by leading graphite technical experts continue to demonstrate Orom-Cross's rare combination of high purity, superior conductivity, and multi-market adaptability. This makes it a sought-after material by energy storage and defence-related agencies worldwide.

Executive Chairman Cameron Pearce commented, “This latest programme with Apollo Energy has opened a potential new market opportunity for Orom-Cross graphite in the large, well-established lead-acid battery sector.”

Pearce added, “These latest results further confirm what sets Orom-Cross apart and specifically that our graphite material substantially enhances performance delivering higher capacity, greater charge acceptance and longer battery life. This means Orom-Cross graphite can add real value in a market that already consumes tens of thousands of tonnes of graphite each year and operates outside the Chinese supply chain.”

The company believes these findings build on earlier work by American Energy Technologies under the SAFELOOP programme. Together, they reinforce Orom-Cross as a globally competitive, next-generation graphite source suited to multiple battery technologies.