GXY11 Oct 2013 14:36
Perth, Australia 11 October 2013
GALAXY REPORTS RECORD PRODUCTION
 Jiangsu Plant achieves record production month of 795 tonnes in September  Total production for the September quarter at 2,040 tonnes  Sales volumes of 632 tonnes for September  Total sales volume for the September quarter at 1,816 tonnes  Record high monthly volumes of battery grade production and sales  Steady ramp up at Jiangsu Plant indicates sustained improvement in production and sales
Galaxy Resources Ltd (ASX: GXY) (“Galaxy” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce its best ever production and sales month at its Jiangsu Lithium Carbonate Plant (“Jiangsu”).
In September, Jiangsu produced 795 tonnes of lithium carbonate, which is a monthly production record high for the plant. Production volumes recorded for the quarter were at 2,040 tonnes, a 15% increase quarter-on-quarter versus the quarter ending June 2013. Importantly, 1,373 tonnes or 67% of volumes produced in the September quarter were battery grade, which is a 95% improvement quarter on quarter.
Sales volumes for the month of September were 632 tonnes, another monthly record high. Sales orders achieved for the month were impacted by seasonality in customer demand due to the Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday, and also the weeklong National Day Golden Week Holiday in early October, when most businesses and manufacturing operations in China close down. For the September quarter total sales volume was 1,816 tonnes, representing a 9% increase quarter-on-quarter versus the June 2013 quarter. Also significant, battery grade sales continue to increase and now comprise 64% of total sales volume, representing a 70% improvement quarter on quarter.
Galaxy Interim Managing Director Anthony Tse said that “the production and sales records achieved for the month to complete the quarter were very encouraging and indicated that strategies being implemented at Jiangsu to improve operating efficiency were proving successful. The record production and sales volumes for September and for the September quarter are a strong indication that the ramp up at Jiangsu to achieve a positive operational cash flow and steady state design production capacity is on track and progressing well.
The record tonnes produced by Galaxy in September demonstrates that the ramp up and efficiency strategies that the new management team have introduced at the Jiangsu plant are having a positive impact on production levels, particularly given the sustained and steady increases seen over recent months.
We are firmly on track to achieve our aim at least a cash-flow break even status at Jiangsu this year and the robust demand for Jiangsu’s product and improving production results further underpin our ability to achieve this,” said Mr Tse.
The record September rate represents an annualised production rate of app