A method in which a stream of dry cementitious powder from a dry powder feeder passes through a dry cementitious powder inlet conduit to feed a first feed section of a fiber-slurry mixer. An aqueous medium stream passes through at least one aqueous medium stream conduit to feed a first mixing section the fiber-slurry mixer. A stream of reinforcing fibers passes from a fiber feeder through a reinforcing fibers stream conduit to feed a second mixing section of the fiber-slurry mixer. The stream of dry cementitious powder, aqueous medium stream, and stream of reinforcing fibers combine in the fiber-slurry mixer to make a stream of fiber-cement mixture which discharges through a discharge conduit at a downstream end of the mixer.

An electrode slurry manufacturing apparatus includes a material loading unit, a feeder unit, and a multi-screw kneader. The material loading unit puts a plurality of types of electrode materials collectively into the feeder unit. The feeder unit includes an inlet opening, an agitation chamber, a discharge opening, a feeding blade, and a spiral shaped blade. Into the inlet opening, the electrode materials are loaded from the material loading unit. The electrode materials are agitated in the agitation chamber. The discharge opening is disposed in a bottom part of the agitation chamber. The feeding blade is mounted to a shaft disposed on the bottom part of the agitation chamber. The feeding blade feeds the electrode materials to the discharge opening. The spiral shaped blade is disposed above the feeding blade and is mounted to the shaft.