Gulf Resources Provides 2013 Fiscal Year Financial Guidance

Published Feb 23rd, 2013

SHANDONG, China, Jan. 21, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gulf Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq:GURE) ("Gulf Resources" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of bromine, crude salt and specialty chemical products in China, today announced financial guidance for fiscal year 2013.

Due to the influence of the European debt crisis and the slowdown in the domestic economy, the Company has not been able to meet its previously announced earnings forecast set forth in the Company's 2012 financial guidance. As the market demand driven by the economy condition continues to fall, the bromine sales price experienced significant decline over the year, which adversely affected the Company's operating performance.

"Due to the impact of the decrease in market demand driven by the worsen economic condition, the average selling price of price had declined to as low as RMB18,500 per tonne in September, which was significantly lower than the estimated lower range of RMB23,150 per tonne in the Company's 2012 financial guidance. Despite the fact that we have implemented a series of cost-saving and control measures throughout the year to overcome the tough operating environment, such low bromine price level still resulted in a decrease of approximately 15% in our performance in fiscal 2012, as compared to the previously announced earnings forecasts." Mr. Liu, the CEO of the Company continues, "We expect that in the year 2013, stimulus plans to be issued as a result of the replacement of the top officials in China's central government will stimulate the weak economic environment. We believe the average selling price of bromide in the year 2013 will further increase and drive our business performance to grow at least 30% year on year basis."

Based on the current business outlook and the anticipated bromine price levels, the Company forecasts its total revenue and net income to record approximately $122.8 million and $18.7 million, respectively, in fiscal year 2013.

About Gulf Resources, Inc.

Gulf Resources, Inc. operates through two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Shouguang City Haoyuan Chemical Company Limited ("SCHC") and Shouguang Yuxin Chemical Industry Co., Limited ("SYCI"). The Company believes that it is one of the largest producers of bromine in China. Elemental bromine is used to manufacture a wide variety of compounds utilized in industry and agriculture. Through SYCI, the Company manufactures chemical products utilized in a variety of applications, including oil & gas field explorations and as papermaking chemical agents. For more information, visit www.gulfresourcesinc.com.

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Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this news release contain forward-looking information about Gulf Resources and its subsidiaries business and products within the meaning of Rule 175 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Rule 3b-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended, and are subject to the safe harbor created by those rules. The actual results may differ materially depending on a number of risk factors including, but not limited to, the general economic and business conditions in the PRC, future product development and production capabilities, shipments to end customers, market acceptance of new and existing products, additional competition from existing and new competitors for bromine and other oilfield and power production chemicals, changes in technology, the ability to make future bromine asset purchases, and various other factors beyond its control. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement and the risks factors detailed in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Gulf Resources undertakes no duty to revise or update any of its disclosure.

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