Press Release Source: Gulf Resources, Inc. On Tuesday September 20, 2011, 9:00 am SHANDONG, China, Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Gulf Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq:GURE - News) ("Gulf Resources" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of bromine, crude salt and specialty chemical products in China, today announced that the Company has provided verifications from three local government agencies that validate the Company's market leadership, number of facilities, and 2010 production volume. The management has provided copies of the verifications and translations in a Form 8-K filing. Shouguang Municipal Association of Bromine Industry has certified that Shouguang City is currently the most important bromine production base in China. Its production capacity is approximately 40% of total production in China. The Bromine Industry also certifies that the Company's subsidiary, Shouguang City Haoyuan Chemical Co., Ltd, ("SCHC") is the largest bromine producer in this city with a total of 9 bromine production facilities and that SCHC produced more than 30,000 tons of bromine in 2010. Shouguang Municipal Mineral Resources Administration Center has certified that SCHC currently has 9 bromine production facilities and is the largest bromine producer in the city. Shouguang Municipal Economic and Informatization Bureau of Shandong Province has certified that SCHC has 9 bromine production facilities and is currently the largest bromine producer in Shandong Province and that SCHC's actual production volume for 2010 totalled more than 30,000 tons. |