Abstract: A composite electrode for supporting an anodic or cathodic electrochemical reaction such as occurs during a metal electrowinning process has a composition which includes between 90 and 95 weight percent of an electrically conductive metal compound and between 5 and 10 weight percent of a polymeric binder material blended with the conductive metal compound. The composite electrode is formed under a maximum pressure of 2.5 metric tons per square centimeter and at a temperature between ambient and 140 degrees C.