David Boshoff
MD & Director
Good morning, everybody and welcome. I am David Boshoff, and with me is our CFO, Steve Fewster. We’re happy to be becoming a member of you as we speak for this March 2026 quarterly replace. Earlier than we get underway, I might like to say that as we speak’s presentation must be learn along side our March quarterly report. That is out there on the BCI web site.
[Operator Instructions] I additionally simply need to begin by — earlier than I transfer to the following slide, simply discuss a little bit bit in regards to the photos in your display screen. These are taken from our first crystallizer. And as you may see on the left-hand aspect, that is the salt pavement already fashioned on the backside of the crystallizer.
And as of this morning, we had 9-millimeter thick of pavement. That is greater than double what we had been final week on the similar time. So a really thrilling time for BCI. We at all times start with this slide as a result of it displays how we do issues at BCI with our worth guiding each choice we make. This quarter was no exception. We delivered constant progress throughout operations, building and monetary efficiency, a transparent demonstration of our values in motion, significantly our — we do what we are saying worth. This has been the fee of our major crystallizers with excessive density brine now from pond 9.
As of as we speak, we’ve brine within the first 2 crystallizers and as you noticed from that image, salt pavement is forming in these crystallizers. This milestone is a results of sturdy collaboration throughout our groups and contractors, whereas the solar has executed its job in driving brine density, it is the preparation, coordination and dedication of

