Itronics GOLD'n GRO Liquid Fertilizer, an Earth Friendly Product, Now Shipping in Truckload Quantities
RENO, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2001--Itronics Inc. (OTC BB: ITRO - news) today reported that its subsidiary, Itronics Metallurgical, Inc.'s GOLD'n GRO liquid fertilizer is now being shipped in truckload quantities for the first time by Western Farm Services, Inc. to retail customers. Western Farm Services is one of the largest fertilizer retailers in the West.
``Repeat orders are being received and shipped by truckload, which is an important step forward in the growth of our Company,'' said Dr. John Whitney, Itronics President. ``The truckload orders are being received from customers in the turf market, which includes turf farms, golf courses, and municipal sports fields.''
``We are confident that sales, and truckload shipments, will continue to expand,'' Dr. Whitney said. ``The fact that GOLD'n GRO works so well, and is also environmentally beneficial, is starting to become more accepted by major customers.''
Itronics Metallurgical sells its high performance GOLD'n GRO liquid fertilizer, which also can be used for lawns and plants, and its popular Silver Nevada Miner bars, a souvenir of the Silver State, through its shopping cart catalog at the Company's Web site itronics.com. Through a proprietary technology, Itronics Metallurgical extracts silver and other toxic metals from liquid photographic waste and manufactures environmentally beneficial liquid fertilizers from the remaining material. Its facility in Reno, Nevada is believed to be the only commercial plant in the world that can accomplish this.
Itronics Inc. is one of Nevada's leading process technology development companies and a world leader in photochemical recycling. Headquartered in Reno, Nevada, it specializes in recycling technology development, photobyproduct recycling, silver refining, and technical services for the mining and recycling industries. Dr. John Whitney, Itronics President, was selected as Nevada's Inventor of the Year for 2000 and is a member of the Inventor's Hall of Fame at the University of Nevada, Reno. |