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| We believe that these partnerships, strategic investments, and achievements serve as powerful validation for our technology, our strategy, and our position in the marketplace |
| And we see that as a really strong asset for Aqua Metals that we can continue to leverage as evidenced by what we've already done with 6K Energy and Yulho and Dragonfly Energy |
| And I'll just add that we believe as a management team that we've got the right technology that is environmentally correct technology, a strong balance sheet that we've secured already and we have a very rational and methodical approach to our business plan and our growth plan and we feel that our multi-faceted business model can really differentiate us in the industry to be able to really work with anyone rather than compete |
| But we will see continued strength of the balance sheet as we progress through the year as our planned set of milestones |
| We are confident in our financial strength and our ability to execute on our business strategy |
| It is an important milestone as we believe that the plant will generate positive cash flows for the company |
| One of the positives of higher interest rates is that we are earning a nice return on the cash balance we currently have in the bank |
| We raised capital in the third quarter and successfully strengthened our balance sheet to carry us through market fluctuations that can be expected with our flexible business model and funding options that are not solely reliant on government entities, we believe we are well-positioned to execute |
| This package also includes detailed line-by-line hard quotes for the entire Phase 1 build out already underway of the Sierra ARC, which gives us great confidence in the overall costs |
| We expect to begin producing salable quantities and materials from our Sierra ARC in the second half of 2024 and expect significant and consistent growth in revenues from recycled materials beginning in 2025 |
| So, that's a positive milestone |
| So, in my comments at the beginning of the call, I mentioned that our first commercial demonstration plant that we're building now, the 3,000 tonnes is a milestone for us because that will generate positive cash flows |
| On the financial development side, we're continuing to keep that balance sheet strong |
| Licensing represents a highly capital-efficient way to grow revenue and profitability |
| During the third quarter, Dragonfly Energy announced it had successfully used high purity lithium hydroxide recovered by Aqua Metals from recycled lithium-ion batteries to manufacture a lithium-based battery cell using Dragonfly's patented Dry Battery Electrode Coating Technology |
| Our primary strategy for this is in the form of our already submitted USDA loan guarantee application that includes strong third-party validation in the form of a feasibility study of our overall business and strong third-party validation by a global engineering firm, ICF, in the form of a detailed technical life cycle analysis and validation of our novel processes |
| These incentives, as I mentioned earlier, can serve as another tailwind for our core strategy |
| We have a healthy balance sheet and a growing number of options to secure the remaining growth capital |
| This is a major milestone for Aqua Metals and its partners, proving that we can deliver a closed lithium loop right here in Nevada sourcing, manufacturing, and recycling key lithium battery materials, all within the state |
| We have successfully proven our technology at pilot scale and have leveraged that success to numerous announces and developing partnerships |
| So, that's good |
| Judd mentioned where we are with the USDA loan application, which we're very confident in, but we also have alternatives to that don't have quite as nice terms as the USDA has for the loan guarantee program |
| We have bolstered our balance sheet and are managing our cash wisely by actively reviewing and considering every dollar spent |
| And I'll just conclude that answer with, that's a testament to the diversity of our business model to build, own and operate and to license the technology |
| And so that's a very exciting supply agreement not only in the sense that we can work with them to supply the materials that come off of our own facility here in Sierra ARC, but also off of the facility that we jointly build and then we'll operate for them in the East Coast for their PlusCAM facility |
| And so once that first phase gets going, we believe we'll have sustainable revenue just from that first phase and then we'll work to construct the second phases of that campus facility and be able to enjoy the revenues from that as well |
| But if you look at the year-over-year shipments of EV models announced and energy storage systems are now being deployed, it is still growing and it's growing at a very rapid pace |
| And once that gets set-up and running, we believe that we'll have sustainable revenues from that |
| Our access to cash is key to ensure our funding success and bridge us to positive cash generation as we expect from our first commercial demonstration plant |
| And we're also -- we've designed the business to be not reliant on government grants or loans, but have that as being an upside to our core business plan by design |
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| Others in the EV battery recycling space specifically do continue to pursue what we view as very capital-intensive boom shot types of approaches and we believe could potentially run into some continued challenges as you relate that to the undulation of the market |
| So, are there any long-lead items that need to be purchased now so that you can have the facility up and running mid-next year? Steve Cotton We already did purchase some really long lead-items last year, which is the switchgear and there's a global supply chain challenge with getting a switchgear |
| So, there might be a downturn, like I was mentioning earlier, undulation in the rapid growth of the space |
| And in fact, probably, if anything, a little bit more interest because some of the earlier movers have run into some challenges |
| The rechargeable battery industry is still in its early stages and is susceptible to growth in the electrification of cars, the slow expansion of a charging infrastructure, and technological innovation and batteries themselves |
| Our net loss for the quarter was $4.5 million or a negative $0.04 per basic and diluted share compared to a net loss of $3.9 million or a negative $0.05 per basic and diluted share for the same period in 2022 |
| For the third quarter of 2023, we had an operating loss of $4.9 million compared to an operating loss of $3.9 million for the same period in 2022 |
| So, buyers for our output is not likely to be a challenge |
| Many of the partnerships you have announced to date have been seemingly overlooked by the market |
| The first question, in your sector there are companies announcing delays, cost over-runs and lay-offs |
| In the third quarter, we generated modest revenue from the sale of some inventory |
| So, yes, as we've seen, the EV sector and even energy transition is showing like any other nascent and rapidly growing industry not to have a linear growth |
| But there is going to be some undulation to that market |
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