ITRO Itronics Inc (CE)

Itronics Inc. (OTCBB: ITRO) (FRANKFURT: ITG) (BERLIN: ITG), inventor and operator of award winning recycling technology that converts spent photographic liquids into pure silver and GOLD'n GRO fertilizers, creating a "Green Consumer Option" for photo and x-ray processors, reported today that its total revenues for the first quarter 2009 increased by 33 percent to $872,000 from $653,000 in 2008. Silver revenues increased by 181 percent to $329,000 from $117,000 in 2008.

Unaudited revenues for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009 together with comparative figures for the 2008 first quarter are presented below:

                   ITRONICS INC.

                                       For the Quarter
                                        Ended March 31
                                       2009        2008
REVENUE
    Fertilizer                      $ 479,274   $ 445,578
    Silver                          $ 328,739   $ 117,065
    Photo Services                  $  40,606   $  34,646
    Mining Technical Services       $  23,274   $  55,842

Total Revenues                      $ 871,893   $ 653,131

First quarter GOLD'n GRO liquid fertilizer revenue growth of 8 percent was capped by severe water shortages for agricultural use in the California's central valley in the first quarter. "Even though the overall U.S. economy is struggling, we are expecting strong 2009 fertilizer revenue growth to be driven by sales of GOLD'n GRO Guardian Deer Repellent, the only product that is systemic and which both repels deer and fertilizes in combination with GOLD'n GRO fertilizer. The repellent does no harm to the deer," said Dr. John Whitney, Itronics President.

Silver revenues for the quarter increased 181 percent on a 324 percent increase in ounces sold. Improved silver extraction technologies are expected to increase silver available for sale by more than 200 percent for the full year. Silver and other non-nutrient metals are stripped from the liquid photowaste as part of Itronics' environmentally beneficial manufacture of award-winning green fertilizers.

Photo Services revenue for the quarter increased by 17 percent due to a large increase in receipts of spent photoliquids for processing and conversion to fertilizer. Gallons of spent photoliquids received in the first quarter were up 28 percent compared to the 2008 first quarter. The increasing volume of spent photoliquids is expected to be more than adequate to support continued strong growth of GOLD'n GRO liquid fertilizer sales.

Mining Technical Services sales declined in the first quarter due to a decrease in consulting. This division continues to advance its web-based InsideMetals.com Gold Producer Stocks information portal: www.insidemetals.com. The recent strengthening of gold and silver prices is expected to generate continued growth for this division in 2009.

Itronics' ongoing implementation of its 5-year plan to put internally developed environmentally green clean technology into commercial use is producing solid profitable growth. This focused approach to the development and use of creative new clean technology has made the vertically integrated "Beneficial Use Photochemical, Silver, and Water Recycling" technology and the GOLD'n GRO brand of environmentally friendly fertilizers a success. Itronics' revolutionary technologies create a cost-effective "Green Consumer Option" for photo and x-ray processors that continue to use silver halide photo technologies to make prints and x-rays, and an economical "Green Fertilizer Option" for farmers and consumers.

About Itronics

Headquartered in Reno, Nevada, Itronics Inc. is a "Creative Clean Technology" Company that produces GOLD'n GRO liquid fertilizers and pure silver bullion. Itronics, through its subsidiary, Itronics Metallurgical, Inc., is the only company with a fully permitted "Beneficial Use Photochemical, Silver, and Water Recycling" plant in the United States that converts spent photoliquids into pure silver and GOLD'n GRO liquid fertilizers. The Company has established and is now commercializing a pipeline of integrated recycling technologies and environmentally compatible silver/gold mining technologies. It also provides project planning and technical services to the gold mining industry, and operates the popular InsideMetals.com web site, http://www.insidemetals.com, which provides a value-added WORLD VIEW of Gold Producer Stocks, Mineral Producer Stocks, Junior Gold Stocks, and Junior Mineral Stocks.

Itronics has received numerous domestic and international awards that recognize its ability to successfully create and implement new environmentally clean recycling and fertilizer technologies. The Company's environmentally friendly GOLD'n GRO liquid fertilizers, which are extensively used in agriculture, can be used for lawns and houseplants, and are available, along with liquid fertilizer injectors, at the Company's "e-store" catalog at http://goldngro.com . The popular Silver Nevada Miner bars are available at the Company's "e-store" catalog at http://www.itromet.com.

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