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Aqua Metals to Join Russell Microcap® Index
MCCARRAN, Nev., June 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aqua Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQMS) ("Aqua Metals" or the "Company"), which is reinventing metals recycling
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[{"type":"text","content":"MCCARRAN, Nev., June 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aqua Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQMS) (\"Aqua Metals\" or the \"Company\"), which is reinventing metals recycling with its AquaRefining™ technology, announced that it will join the Russell Microcap® Index effective June 28, 2021, at the conclusion of the 2021 Russell Microcap® Index’s annual reconstitution. Aqua Metals was identified on the preliminary list of additions that were posted on June 4, 2021. Inclusion in the Russell Microcap® Index provides Aqua Metals with automatic inclusion in appropriate growth and value indexes. FTSE Russell determines membership for its indices primarily by objective, market-capitalization rankings and style attributes. Steve Cotton, President and CEO of Aqua Metals stated, “Having Aqua Metals included in the Russell Microcap® Index recognizes our Company’s growth, and value proposition as we move forward with our capital light AquaRefining™ technology licensing and Aqualyzer™ clean battery recycling equipment supply business model. In addition to greatly enhancing the working environment and worker safety with our fundamentally non-polluting AquaRefining metals recovery technology, we aim to support worldwide Net-Zero emissions efforts in upgrading the growing $20B lead battery recycling industry and cleanly building the lithium-ion battery recycling industry, expected to reach $20B in just a few years. The exposure to additional institutional investment managers and investment professionals that comes from being included in the Russell Microcap® Index will be of great benefit as we share our mission and continued progress with potential new shareholders. With over $10 trillion in assets benchmarked against Russell’s US indexes, Aqua Metals is honored to be included with other strong, growing and successful companies”. For more information on the Russell Microcap® Index and the Russell indexes reconstitution, go to the “Russell Reconstitution” section on the FTSE Russell website. About Aqua Metals Aqua Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQMS) is reinventing metals recycling with its patented hydrometallurgical AquaRefining™ technology. Unlike smelting, AquaRefining is a room temperature, water-based process that emits less pollution. The modular Aqualyzers™ cleanly generates ultra-pure metal one atom at a time, closing the sustainability loop for the rapidly gro...