Acta S.p.A : Acta S.p.A. - Increase in Production Capacity

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Press Release

29 January 2013

Acta S.p.A.

("Acta"or "the Company")

Increase in Production Capacity

Acta S.p.A. (AIM: ACTA), the clean energy products company, is pleased to announce that it has increased its production capacity by signing an agreement for an extra 600m2 of rented production space, adjacent to its current facility in Pisa, Italy.

Since April 2012, Acta has received an increasing number of orders (with the order rate by December 2012 being greater than Acta's current production capacity) and this has therefore created a greater need for more production space to enable the reorganisation and expansion of production processes. It is expected that this essential expansion will allow Acta to successfully fulfil its growing pipeline for product deliveries during 2013.

The Company has been increasing its staff resources in production since late 2012 and expects to continue its recruitment programme to meet customer demand. The extra production capacity will also allow the Company to reduce product delivery times and improve customer service. The reorganisation of warehousing and storage space is expected to provide an immediate benefit to production capacities and allow for further increases to above breakeven capacity levels, based on current product mix, as the new facility comes fully on stream during 2013.

An additional advantage of the new production facility contract is that it also allows for further expansion of capacity in the future. The warehouse has an additional 600m2 production space which is available to the Company if required under an option arrangement.

Paolo Bert, Chief Executive of Acta commented: 'We are delighted with the increased and growing interest in Acta's products over the last nine months and are pleased that we have moved quickly to secure these new facilities following the completion of our recent fundraising. With the new production capacity in place we expect to be able to fulfil all our production requirements during 2013 and to meet our clients'orders within an acceptable delivery timeframe.'

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For further information please contact:

Acta S.p.A Paul Barritt, Chief Financial Officer	Tel: [phone] www.actagroup.it
Altium Capital (Nominated Advisor) Adrian Reed / Dom Orsini	Tel: [phone]
Seymour Pierce Limited (Broker) Mark Percy / David Banks	Tel: [phone]

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About Acta S.p.A.

Acta S.p.A. is a developer and manufacturer of a range of clean energy products.  Its product line includes market-leading compact hydrogen generators (electrolysers) which produce pure, dry and compressed hydrogen in a way that is easy-to-use and completely safe, and the Company is committed to integrating its award-winning electrolysers with renewable energy sources.

Acta's cost-competitive electrolysers are based on its proprietary, inexpensive environmental catalyst and hydrogen conversion technologies.  These products help overcome the barriers to the adoption of fuel cells, most notably the lack of a local hydrogen infrastructure.  They are also applicable in non-fuel cell hydrogen and oxygen applications, including oxy-hydrogen gas welding systems, where the Company is generating significant commercial interest.

Acta's low-cost hydrogen generators represent a unique breakthrough in electrolyser technology.  They can operate using mains power or intermittent renewable energy, and produce clean, dry hydrogen already at pressure for use in fuel cell and other applications.  This unique combination of features avoids the system complexity and energy cost of further cleaning, drying and compression of the hydrogen, resulting in a simple, compact, low-cost and highly efficient system that is ideally suited for energy conversion and storage applications.  In such applications, which include battery replacement and renewable energy storage, low cost and high efficiency are critical to commercial viability, while hydrogen compression is essential for the energy density of the system. No other water electrolyser currently on the market offers this combination of benefits.

Acta is focusing on delivering its products to markets with high volume demand for high-value environmental solutions (transport, back-up power, energy and leisure).  It is accelerating the commercialisation of its products via partnerships with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), distributors, and agents in these sectors, and intends to drive down production costs at high volume via contract manufacturing. 

Acta S.p.A. is based near Pisa, Italy, and was admitted to trading on AIM in October 2005.

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