{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"168931","rtpr_id":"nGNX3Spzzc-20261014","ticker":"GURE","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["GURE"],"title":"Gulf Resources, Inc. Announced Governmental Approval for Bromine Factories No. 2 and No.10","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-14T12:30:00.391Z","article_body":"SHOUGUANG, China, Oct. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gulf Resources, Inc.\n(NASDAQ:GURE\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=ucYeaj2ts51n_SQzO_BodZtVxTIm_SMDg0HeH6nZ8JuwSeRdYcpxx5eqUUgbalvLll5nioh3tHVP8Jy6C39AmjPaBuZ4g4vu02ay7sKxFBa6b3jZLo-SX-Jk14BbBk1v7I34j9jhF_b_qHQ2hF-XpIGwYnKkI2XxR1dV-TzO2fyb8reJLLH5mpr4DJjRsnyTHm5rU3n4R5z8W8m42D2PeJ4zPlvzM1DxZG6tjh9XlNLQ2YYPG-hAiCunX5b13QIK))\n(\"Gulf Resources\" or the \"Company\"), a leading manufacturer of bromine and\ncrude salt products in China today announced that it has received approval\nfrom the Shouguang Municipal Government to resume production at its Factories\nNo. 2 and No.10.\n\nThe Company will immediately begin the preparation work including upgrading\nsome of the facilities of these factories. The Company expects to complete\ntest and trial production in the fourth quarter 2026, and believes these\nfactories will produce revenue in the first half year of 2027.\n\nAccording to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31,\n2025, the resumption of production at Factories No. 2 and No.10 would result\nin an increase in annual production capacity by more than 20%.\n\nAbout Gulf Resources, Inc.\n\nGulf Resources, Inc. operates through three wholly-owned subsidiaries,\nShouguang City Haoyuan Chemical Company Limited (\"SCHC\"), Daying County\nHaoyuan Chemical Company Limited (“DCHC”) and Shouguang Hengde Salt\nIndustry Co. Ltd. (“SHSI”). The Company believes that it is one of the\nlargest producers of bromine in China. Elemental Bromine is used to\nmanufacture a wide variety of compounds utilized in industry and agriculture.\nThrough SHSI, the Company manufactures and sells crude salt. DCHC was\nestablished to further explore and develop natural gas and brine resources\n(including bromine and crude salt) in China. For more information,\nvisit www.gulfresourcesinc.com.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements concerning our\nexpectations, anticipations, intentions, beliefs, or strategies regarding the\nfuture. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that we have\nmade as of the date hereof and are subject to known and unknown risks and\nuncertainties that could cause actual results, conditions, and events to\ndiffer materially from those anticipated. Therefore, you should not place\nundue reliance on forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking\nstatements include, among others, statements we make regarding plans with\nrespect to the timing and impact of the Reverse Stock Split; our strategic\nplans and value; our expectations regarding potential commercial\nopportunities; and our strategies, positioning and expectations for future\nevents or performance. Important factors that could cause actual results to\ndiffer materially from those in the forward-looking statements are set forth\nin our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly\nReports on Form 10-Q, and in our other reports filed with the Securities and\nExchange Commission, including under the caption “Risk Factors”. Any\nforward-looking statement in this release speaks only as of the date of this\nrelease. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking\nstatement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time,\nwhether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.\n\nCONTACT:\n\nGulf Resources, Inc.\nWeb: http://www.gulfresourcesinc.com\nDirector of Investor Relations\nHelen Xu\nbeishengrong@vip.163.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/49583858-f7cc-45fe-a01a-52ec5af82b31)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX3Spzzc-20261014","title":"Gulf Resources, Inc. Announced Governmental Approval for Bromine Factories No. 2 and No.10","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"GURE","created":"2026-10-14T12:30:00.391Z","tickers":["GURE"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"SHOUGUANG, China, Oct. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gulf Resources, Inc.\n(NASDAQ:GURE\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=ucYeaj2ts51n_SQzO_BodZtVxTIm_SMDg0HeH6nZ8JuwSeRdYcpxx5eqUUgbalvLll5nioh3tHVP8Jy6C39AmjPaBuZ4g4vu02ay7sKxFBa6b3jZLo-SX-Jk14BbBk1v7I34j9jhF_b_qHQ2hF-XpIGwYnKkI2XxR1dV-TzO2fyb8reJLLH5mpr4DJjRsnyTHm5rU3n4R5z8W8m42D2PeJ4zPlvzM1DxZG6tjh9XlNLQ2YYPG-hAiCunX5b13QIK))\n(\"Gulf Resources\" or the \"Company\"), a leading manufacturer of bromine and\ncrude salt products in China today announced that it has received approval\nfrom the Shouguang Municipal Government to resume production at its Factories\nNo. 2 and No.10.\n\nThe Company will immediately begin the preparation work including upgrading\nsome of the facilities of these factories. The Company expects to complete\ntest and trial production in the fourth quarter 2026, and believes these\nfactories will produce revenue in the first half year of 2027.\n\nAccording to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31,\n2025, the resumption of production at Factories No. 2 and No.10 would result\nin an increase in annual production capacity by more than 20%.\n\nAbout Gulf Resources, Inc.\n\nGulf Resources, Inc. operates through three wholly-owned subsidiaries,\nShouguang City Haoyuan Chemical Company Limited (\"SCHC\"), Daying County\nHaoyuan Chemical Company Limited (“DCHC”) and Shouguang Hengde Salt\nIndustry Co. Ltd. (“SHSI”). The Company believes that it is one of the\nlargest producers of bromine in China. Elemental Bromine is used to\nmanufacture a wide variety of compounds utilized in industry and agriculture.\nThrough SHSI, the Company manufactures and sells crude salt. DCHC was\nestablished to further explore and develop natural gas and brine resources\n(including bromine and crude salt) in China. For more information,\nvisit www.gulfresourcesinc.com.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements concerning our\nexpectations, anticipations, intentions, beliefs, or strategies regarding the\nfuture. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that we have\nmade as of the date hereof and are subject to known and unknown risks and\nuncertainties that could cause actual results, conditions, and events to\ndiffer materially from those anticipated. Therefore, you should not place\nundue reliance on forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking\nstatements include, among others, statements we make regarding plans with\nrespect to the timing and impact of the Reverse Stock Split; our strategic\nplans and value; our expectations regarding potential commercial\nopportunities; and our strategies, positioning and expectations for future\nevents or performance. Important factors that could cause actual results to\ndiffer materially from those in the forward-looking statements are set forth\nin our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly\nReports on Form 10-Q, and in our other reports filed with the Securities and\nExchange Commission, including under the caption “Risk Factors”. Any\nforward-looking statement in this release speaks only as of the date of this\nrelease. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking\nstatement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time,\nwhether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.\n\nCONTACT:\n\nGulf Resources, Inc.\nWeb: http://www.gulfresourcesinc.com\nDirector of Investor Relations\nHelen Xu\nbeishengrong@vip.163.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/49583858-f7cc-45fe-a01a-52ec5af82b31)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-14T12:30:00.461410166Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791981000461},"received_at":"2026-10-14T12:30:00.525Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"157180","press_release_id":"168931","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Chemicals","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":["revenue from resumed factories not expected until H1 2027; timing subject to facility upgrades and trial production","forward-looking capacity benefit relies on company's own 10-K assumptions"],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Gulf Resources received approval from the Shouguang Municipal Government to resume production at bromine Factories No. 2 and No. 10.\n\nThe company expects to complete test and trial production in Q4 2026, with revenue contribution anticipated in the first half of 2027.\n\nPer its 2025 Form 10-K, resuming these factories would increase annual production capacity by more than 20%.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"Regulatory green light to restart two bromine factories adds 20%+ capacity, but revenue only lands in H1 2027."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"capacity_increase":"more than 20%","factories_approved":["Factory No. 2","Factory No. 10"]}},"namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Helen Xu","role":"Director of Investor Relations"}],"products":["bromine","crude salt"],"companies":[{"name":"Gulf Resources, Inc.","ticker":"GURE"},{"name":"Shouguang City Haoyuan Chemical Company Limited (SCHC)","relationship":"subsidiary"},{"name":"Daying County Haoyuan Chemical Company Limited (DCHC)","relationship":"subsidiary"},{"name":"Shouguang Hengde Salt Industry Co. 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