The following is a summary of the Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript:

Financial Performance:

• Aqua Metals reported total assets of $31.4 million and ended Q1 of 2024 with total cash of $8.3 million.

• The firm reported an operating loss of $5.8 million for Q1 2024, an increase compared to the $4.5 million loss for the same period in 2023.

• Aqua Metals spent $2.7 million on plant and equipment, and paid $3 million on equipment deposits in the first quarter of 2024.

• The company's net loss was approximately $5.8 million, or a negative $0.05 per basic and diluted share.

Business Progress:

• A major milestone was achieved with a $33 million long-term loan for Sierra ARC's Phase 1 completion, a unit for recycling lithium-ion batteries.

• Aqua Metals signed a strategic offtake agreement with 6K Energy, forming a supply chain for manufacturing new low-cost, recycled batteries.

• Company's development of Sierra ARC remains on-time and under budget.

• The organization grew significantly, demonstrated by awards won for workplace excellence and environmental stewardship.

• The company also looks forward to scaling and commissioning of Phase 1 of the Sierra ARC, collaborating with Yulho Materials, and providing updates on future growth capital.

• It anticipates generating approximately $34 million in revenue from its first 3,000-ton plant by the end of 2024, leading to a positive cash flow at the plant level.

• The company is collaborating with various partners for grants and initiatives to close the domestic battery supply chain, produce lithium carbonate, and apply AquaRefining technologies to environmental waste processing.

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