AMTX - Earnings call transcript Q2 2018

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Operator

Greetings and welcome to the Aemetis Second Quarter 2018 Earnings Review Conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I’ll now turn the conference your host, Todd Waltz, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. begin. may you you, Thank

Todd Waltz

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for Executive a to business I Chairman Chief update. and Eric? like Eric Officer Founder, Now, Aemetis, of would the introduce McAfee,

Eric McAfee

Todd. you, Thank

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take let's Matt? few call our participants. a from Now questions

Operator

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Carter Driscoll

Good gentlemen. afternoon,

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Eric McAfee

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Carter Driscoll

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Eric McAfee

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Carter Driscoll

the Is correct? that months. of And roughly timing nine construction and still

Eric McAfee

we're is project the Yes, development this cycle over million the engineering funded timing already now $XX almost construction in of project engineering we've into the and the course process.

med that the enable So ground we this expect XXXX. break year funding quarter be us quarter engineering of in the detail engineering of in process and will so fourth the to first assessment and and completed

that So it's pushes commissioning actual be quarter XX-month wrapping all the that that would a of construction and the up would in cycle about quarter first XXXX. fourth XXXX

Carter Driscoll

Okay.

XQ looking XXXX are at we now So XQ XXXX or for…

Eric McAfee

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Carter Driscoll

can shift Thank talk about we you. Kakinada. Maybe gears

think know the when So be ramping issues second comfortable XXXX when the you just got were in towards now. into be power ramping some like I second to volume towards upon GST seems got second the to helpful? BP year. of And half you XXXX some I first guys and rather XXXX sounds would you. there with though be which that the there's you'll It than you half expand would felt be year. you you to half contract just pretreatment Thank end we throughout plan production getting thought resolved proven this sounds terms last or in path the the probably utilities on wide a understand the and color half ramping more maybe of now

Eric McAfee

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Carter Driscoll

is a right on now monthly And nameplate basis? XX/X

Eric McAfee

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Carter Driscoll

Okay.

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Eric McAfee

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Carter Driscoll

What is the EXX? hindrance to adopting

Eric McAfee

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Carter Driscoll

there timing add Thank my you're And question and that litigation or update for on against for pursuing is in last with you case Appreciate EdenIQ the commentary. any change their me, it. them? an legal the

Eric McAfee

direct No through for We than corn EdenIQ process comment it's the interestingly not opportunities that positions be correlated as going of on fiber. see that technology the the and that Yes. might like. directly litigation phase the some with discovery

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be they to upside open might existing contract, like it properly very themselves that enforce but not for we're the in So about looking being aware. to business litigation perhaps other investing and

Carter Driscoll

for second financing phase? of Any one update me. EB-X I'm sorry, the on the in last one pursuit

Eric McAfee

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Carter Driscoll

my I appreciate for taking questions. all

Eric McAfee

Thank you, Carter.

Operator

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Edward Woo

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Edward Woo

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Eric McAfee

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Edward Woo

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Eric McAfee

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Edward Woo

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Edward Woo

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Eric McAfee

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Operator

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Eric McAfee

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Operator

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Aemetis (AMTX) 9 Aug 182018 Q2 Earnings call transcript