Montreal,
March 31, 2010--Perlite Canada inc.
(the "Company") announces
hereby the results for its first quarter
2010 ended on January 31, 2010 (the
"1st Quarter 2010").
The Company's sales totals $1,608,171
for the 1st Quarter 2010 compared to
$1,341,460 for the first quarter of the
fiscal year 2009, an increase of
approximately 20%.
The
Company posted a net loss of $66,334
during the 1st Quarter 2010 compared to
a net loss of $226,323 for the first
quarter of the fiscal year 2009.
Management is satisfied by sales
generated by the Company during the 1st
Quarter 2010. It anticipates that the
consolidation of the Company's
operations to its plants located in
Lachine, Quebec and Saint-Pacome, Quebec
after the shut-down of its
Baie-du-Febvre plant on March 1, 2010
together with its rationalisation
efforts, will improve its profit margin
in the next quarters.
Perlite Canada inc. has become a
leading company in Canada in the
processing, distribution and sale of
perlite and vermiculite, two minerals
used in industry and horticulture.
The common shares of Perlite Canada Inc. are listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange.
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associated some risks and uncertainties.
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future performance of Perlite Canada inc.
and they suppose known and unknown risks
as well as uncertainties in such a way
that true future perspectives, returns
or results of the Company may be notably
different of future returns or results
expressed or implied by these
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