Aqua Metals Hosts First Analyst Visitor Day
Aqua Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AQMS), which is commercializing a non-polluting electrochemical lead recycling technology called AquaRefining™, today successfully hosted its first analyst visitor day.
The analysts were given a tour of AquaRefinery 1, located in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Complex (TRIC), led by Aqua Metals’ executive management team. Analysts were able to view the critical processes at the AquaRefinery as they happened, including: battery feedstock deliveries; battery breaking and separation; desulfurization and pre-AquaRefining digestion processes; AquaRefining on simultaneously running AquaRefining modules; and shipments of lead products to customers.
Among the firms that attended the visitor day were analysts from Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Euro Pacific Capital and National Securities Corporation. The day also included representation from Green Bank, which provided Aqua Metals with a $10 million loan in 2015 which is backed by a 90 percent loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
“It has been a busy few months for our team as we continue to pursue our production milestones and step ever closer to full output of AquaRefined lead at TRIC,” said Dr. Stephen R. Clarke, CEO and chairman of Aqua Metals. “We aim to be as transparent as possible while protecting our IP, as we expand our operations and collaborate with new partners. This was a valuable opportunity to open our doors to the analyst community, providing a behind-the-scenes look at our process.”
The Company expects all the analysts who attended the visitor day to update their coverage reports to reflect findings from the site visit in the coming days. AquaRefinery 1 is ramping towards a total production output of 120 metric tonnes of lead products per day by the end of 2017. Aqua Metals is currently also working on plans to build a second AquaRefinery and integrating AquaRefining into a to-be-named existing lead smelter with its strategic partner, Johnson Controls. Regular updates on scaling of production and other Aqua Metals news can be found on the Aqua Metals website (http://www.aquametals.com).
About Aqua Metals Aqua Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AQMS) is reinventing lead recycling with its patent-pending AquaRefiningTM technology. Unlike smelting, AquaRefining is a room temperature, water-based process that is fundamentally non-polluting. These modular systems allow the Company to vastly reduce environmental impact and scale lead acid recycling production capacity both by building its own AquaRefineries and licensing the AquaRefining technology to partners. This meets growing demand for lead to power new applications including stop/start automobile batteries which complement the vehicle’s main battery, Internet data centers, alternative energy applications including solar, wind, and grid scale storage. Aqua Metals is based in Alameda, California, and has built its first recycling facility in Nevada’s Tahoe Reno Industrial Complex. To learn more, please visit www.aquametals.com.
as reported on globenewswire.com
