Hi All
Totally agree with much of what has been said this morning, not anything that we were not already aware of as regards revenues etc, just a bit more meat on the bone.
As the results pertain to last year and nothing has been released from ITX on how the first half of the year has panned out, I am not sure what will be said tomorrow that will enlighten us on this and it may not be till (as last year) a Trading Update is released, probably around the 12th of July that all will become much clearer?
Lots of good times ahead here, as ITX ingredients are the future.
ATB
AJP
Just submitted
Congratulations in raising the Circa £10.5 million at a minimal discount to the SP at the time, not an easy task in an environment where raising cash is becoming so much harder. Well done !!
1) Earlier this year we had two job vacancies for an Applications Chemist and a Laboratory Technician, can you advise if these are additional requirements for staffing and if these positions have been filled?
2) In a previous presentation you highlighted the headwinds surrounding the exchange rate (pound and Euro) since this has significantly improved, has that had a beneficial impact on the gross profit margin?
3) 8 months into a distribution program between Itaconix and Brenntag North America to Promote Sustainable Cleaning, how is this progressing?
4) Can you advise/update us on the following please
From 15 months ago
“VELAFRESH® SAP80 is being trialed by a leading supplier to companies that produce baby diapers, feminine hygiene products, adult diapers, and industrial absorption products. This follows the Company's production trials for VELAFRESH® SAP80 in 2021. If the prospective customer's trials are favourable, potential Itaconix revenues are expected to start in 2023.”
5) BIO*Asterix
Can you advise/update on the following please
Itaconix is pleased to announce that it has signed a joint development agreement with a leading innovator in biodegradable packaging (the “Partner”).
Under the agreement, the companies will collaborate to evaluate the use of Itaconix’s BIO*AsterixTM line of functional additives as key ingredients in the Partner’s range of biodegradable packaging solutions.
6) It has been noted that Chemtan has recently taken delivery of Itaconic acid for both themselves and on ITX’s behalf
ITX would appear to have a working relationship with Chemtan as regards BIO*Asterix, is it possible to advise/expand on if this is the case and if so advise/expand on progress/relationship please
“The Company has initial sales into ingredients used in sustainable leather and expects attractive growth as current customers gain traction and new potential customers begin production trials.”
7) https://www.importgenius.com/search/Itaconix
In the last 10/12 months it would appear that the quantities of Itaconic acid (raw materials) that ITX import has significantly increased, circa 200 Metric tonnes over this period, can you advise on why we need these levels of raw materials, as there has been nothing reported as regards large contracts being gained to the shareholders to justify these quantities. Can you advise please.
8) CHEMYUNION
Can you advise on the significance of this product please
Polluout® Detox is a 100% natural active ingredient, following the precepts of green chemistry, that provides a synergistic association of polydentate polymeric chelating agent, sodium polyitaconate, an alpha-hydroxy acid-derived chelating agent, sodium citrate, and biosurfactant extracted from the s
Hi Warren
Guess the question has got to be is it different this time?
Does the information gleamed tell us that ITX is starting to motor.
Dammed if you do and dammed if you don't.
Hope I am right and the pendulum has swung , as you say shares are very tight here NT yesterday for as little as 5K shares, so when this moves it moves very quickly.
Looking forward to Monday, not really interested in last year, it's the TU and this years performance that will start things moving?
ATB
AJP
Cheers B
But was referring to the Monday, so as they are in, on time to be reviewed by ITX and stand a chance of being answered, as opposed to on the day, where it may be a bit easier to fob off.
"Questions can be submitted pre-event via the Investor Meet Company dashboard up until 09:00 BST the day before the presentation or at any time during the live presentation."
Much appreciated
ATB
AJP
Thanks DB
Just felt that the information we have uncovered is in the public domain and would suggest that we are extremely busy. This is a way of making them aware we know, so will be interesting to hear their response. I guess that not every order placed with ITX is subject to a RNS and could be subject to client confidentiality, stealing a march on the competition. Maybe this will be demonstrated in the figures for the first 5 months of this year, if they are given, think last year they made a statement saying the revenue was substantially ahead of target (which it was $3 million first half).
Think we should be in for a very good update, the information we have is too good for it not to be?
If I am correct target is $8 million for the year, what are the odds that the target is raised again into the region where we start making a profit?
Monday will tell us if we are correct I guess.
AIMHO
ATB
AJP
Are these worth asking?
1) Earlier this year we had two job vacancies for an Applications Chemist and a Laboratory Technician, can you advise if these are additional requirements for staffing and if these positions have been filled?
2) Can you advise/update us on the following please
“VELAFRESH® SAP80 is being trialed by a leading supplier to companies that produce baby diapers, feminine hygiene products, adult diapers, and industrial absorption products. This follows the Company's production trials for VELAFRESH® SAP80 in 2021. If the prospective customer's trials are favourable, potential Itaconix revenues are expected to start in 2023.”
3) BIO*Asterix
Can you advise/update on the following please
Itaconix is pleased to announce that it has signed a joint development agreement with a leading innovator in biodegradable packaging (the “Partner”).
Under the agreement, the companies will collaborate to evaluate the use of Itaconix’s BIO*AsterixTM line of functional additives as key ingredients in the Partner’s range of biodegradable packaging solutions.
4) Also It has been noted that Chemtan has recently taken delivery of Itaconic acid for both themselves and on ITX’s behalf
ITX would appear to have a working relationship with Chemtan as regards BIO*Asterix, is it possible to advise/expand on if this is the case and if so advise/expand on progress/relationship please
“The Company has initial sales into ingredients used in sustainable leather and expects attractive growth as current customers gain traction and new potential customers begin production trials.”
5) https://www.importgenius.com/search/Itaconix
In the last 10/12 months it would appear that the quantities of Itaconic acid (raw materials) that ITX import has significantly increased, circa 200 Metric tonnes over this period, can you advise on why we need these levels of raw materials, as there has been nothing reported as regards large contracts being gained to the shareholders to justify these quantities. Can you advise please.
6) Can you advise on the significance of this product please (this market is huge)
Polluout® Detox is a 100% natural active ingredient, following the precepts of green chemistry, that provides a synergistic association of polydentate polymeric chelating agent, sodium polyitaconate, an alpha-hydroxy acid-derived chelating agent, sodium citrate, and biosurfactant extracted from the sapindus mukorossi fruit.
Thoughts
ATB
AJP
Hi Smart excellent stuff.
May be a few trying to play the SP and hope to move it down a tick to try and get a better entry point, dangerous game in my opinion, so easy to get caught out here as SP can move very quickly, especially with results due out so soon.
Is there the possibility of further news dropping before the 5th ?
Think I might hold off until the Monday morning for the RNS to drop, will still give a couple of hours to submit any questions, I am thinking that there may well be a TU incorporated into this as why would they have a presentation?
Am I right in saying they cannot talk about anything that has not already been released (RNS'd) to all investors and is common knowledge?
Think that there are many questions that would be good to get answers to as regards
Chemtan (licence agreement), additional staffing (why), huge uptick in raw materials (why), is there a forward looking statement available, IP progress, SAP progress, R&D update, revenue 2023 progress etc, etc
ATB
AJP
Hi DB
Not sure if you saw this one posted last week?
https://www.salary.com/job/itaconix-corporation/laboratory-technician/j202303160534583766395
https://www.salary.com/job/itaconix-corporation/applications-chemist/j202304052234561964138
Can only be good news that we are looking to increase the workforce, the some companies are scaling back.
Lab Tech position would be additional on the production side eh?
ATB
AJP
Hi Thordon
Not really an area I am versed in, but here are my thoughts
Although John came out in the last presentation and said that he had never mentioned listing on the NASDAQ, is is not to say that this is not still a possibility, keeping his cards close to his chest as usual, guess that would open us up to a much bigger market and the potential positive impact on the SP?
Think there would be quite a few things that need to be put in place for us to reach the qualification criteria, but would assume that this would only be beneficial to current and long term holders?
There are too many things that are happening at the moment, as regards raw material uptick, new staff requirements, dual brokers, Brenntag, £10.5 million raise etc etc which leads me to believe that the future is extremely bright here, as I have said previously the next RNS is going to be very telling.
ATB
AJP
Things must be moving as two positions advertised now?
https://www.salary.com/job/itaconix-corporation/laboratory-technician/j202303160534583766395
https://www.salary.com/job/itaconix-corporation/applications-chemist/j202304052234561964138
ATB
AJP
Hi DFV
Yes each sack contains 1000Kg or 1 metric Tonne
I am looking at say 200,000Kg /200Tonnes being delivered over the last 10 month, give or take a month, so what I was trying to highlight is that there is a significant uptick in raw materials being delivered on the behalf of ITX and this is only what we can see as regards import information available, they have suggested previously in presentations that there are also suppliers within the USA which they could access raw materials
For reference we only imported 20,000 Kg year in 2021
Data from Importgenius
1 KLSQTAOKW2208079 ITACONIC ACID, 99.5%MIN. ITACONIX CORPORATION QINGDAO KEHAI BIOCHEMISTRY CO.,LTD 2022-10-15 PANAMA 39600 KGS 40 CTN
2 EXDO62Y0220796 ITACONIC ACID ITACONIX CORPORATION QINGDAO KEHAI BIOCHEMISTRY CO.,LTD 2022-08-25 SOUTH KOREA 19800 KGS 20 PKG
3 EXDO62Y0220197 ITACONIC ACID ITACONIX CORPORATION QINGDAO KEHAI BIOCHEMISTRY CO.,LTD 2022-08-04 SOUTH KOREA 19800 KGS 20 PKG
4 KLSQTAOKW2204354 ITACONIC ACID, 99.5%MIN. ITACONIX CORPORATION QINGDAO KEHAI BIOCHEMISTRY CO.,LTD 2022-07-03 CHINA 19800 KGS 20 CTN
5 COHECTASE2035082 ITACONIC ACID ITACONIX CORPORATION QINGDAO KEHAI BIOCHEMISTRY CO.,LTD 2022-06-16 PORTUGAL 19800 KGS 20 PKG
TXSLQD2302Y375ITACONIC ACID, 99.5%MIN. CAS NO. 97-65-4 H.S.CODE: 9902.02.95 1000KG SUPER SACKS WRAPPED ON STAMPED40 PALLETS. TOTAL: 40 PALLETSCHEMTAN CO. INC. (FOR ITACONIX CORPQINGDAO KEHAIJIANTANG BIOCHEMISTRY2023-03-19CHINA39600 KGS40
PKG2TXSLQD2302Y376ITACONIC ACID, 99.5%MIN. CAS NO. 97-65-4 H.S.CODE: 9902.02.95 1000KG SUPER SACKS WRAPPED ON STAMPED 20 PALLETS. TOTAL: 20 PALLETSCHEMTAN CO. INC. (FOR ITACONIX CORPQINGDAO KEHAIJIANTANG BIOCHEMISTRY2023-03-19CHINA19800 KGS20 PKG
UULNQD23030547 ITACONIC ACID, 99.5MIN. CAS NO. 97-65-4 H.S. N STAMPED 20 PALLETS. TOTAL 20 PALLETS . CHEMTAN CO.INC. QINGDAO KEHAI BIOCHEMISTRY CO.,LTD 2023-05-02 CHINA 19800 KGS 20 PKG
Excellent stuff , good spot "Also noticed historic imports to Itaconix of Sodium silicate “water glass” which alongside Itaconic acid is used in Super Absorbant Polymers (SAP)."
Can only bode well for our future here, John needs to come out and advise PI's of the progress, but the quantities listed above would suggest that they are extremely busy?
AIMHO
ATB
AJP
Hi DB
Let's hope that this is the case, the next update will be crucial as to how the SP progresses.
On an aside, was looking at the raw material imports to ITX and it would suggest that we are currently using around 20,000Kg or 20 Metric Tonnes a month, not sure what that equates to in ingredients as we do not know what conversion ratio is, but what we are going through in a month is roughly equivalent to what we used to do in a year, now that is progress?
Update getting ever closer !!!
ATB
AJP
BIO*AsterixTM Product Line
https://presentations.investormeetcompany.com/investor-meet-company/ITACONIX-PLC-Interim-Results-139d46176997ead80cbcdba2?bmid=f83635c4fbda
13 minutes and 45 seconds in to the video
There would appear to be a link between Chemtan and Itaconix as regards BIO*AsterixTM as has been highlighted earlier this month, but what is the arrangement?
According to Importgenius the were 3 deliveries of Itaconic acid made to Chemtan 20Tonnes of which were for Chemtan and 60Tonnes were for ITX.
Chemtan on behalf of Itaconix
TXSLQD2302Y375ITACONIC ACID, 99.5%MIN. CAS NO. 97-65-4 H.S.CODE: 9902.02.95 1000KG SUPER SACKS WRAPPED ON STAMPED40 PALLETS. TOTAL: 40 PALLETSCHEMTAN CO. INC. (FOR ITACONIX CORPQINGDAO KEHAIJIANTANG BIOCHEMISTRY2023-03-19CHINA39600 KGS40
PKG2TXSLQD2302Y376ITACONIC ACID, 99.5%MIN. CAS NO. 97-65-4 H.S.CODE: 9902.02.95 1000KG SUPER SACKS WRAPPED ON STAMPED 20 PALLETS. TOTAL: 20 PALLETSCHEMTAN CO. INC. (FOR ITACONIX CORPQINGDAO KEHAIJIANTANG BIOCHEMISTRY2023-03-19CHINA19800 KGS20 PKG
Chemtan
UULNQD23030547 ITACONIC ACID, 99.5MIN. CAS NO. 97-65-4 H.S. N STAMPED 20 PALLETS. TOTAL 20 PALLETS . CHEMTAN CO.INC. QINGDAO KEHAI BIOCHEMISTRY CO.,LTD 2023-05-02 CHINA 19800 KGS 20 PKG
Looking on the map there would appear to be 15/20Km between the two companies, so probably makes sense to have one delivery point, but the raw Itaconic acid would be of no use to Chemtan? It would need to be converted into the BIO*AsterixTM ingredient?
So what is the connection?
Chemtan’s annual Showline of 2023 introduces the GREENTAN® registered product range which is being used for Beam & Tan advancements. Noteworthy is a 50% reduction in sodium chloride, and sodium sulfite through the use of enzymes, and with 75% lower ammonia though alternative deliming. The main tannage can now be heavy metal free.
In the retan phase following our GREENTAN® approach in Beam & Tan we have developed waterproof /water resistant leathers, both light and medium weights for Linings, Gloves, Children’s shoes, and Shoe upper.
Today, we market and sell our products worldwide into 33 plus countries. Our products can be found in all kinds of leather goods, shoes and boots sold by all the major brands. Timberland, Wolverine, Vanity Fair, and even Louis Vuitton.
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated
ATB
AJP