NEW YORK and SHANDONG, China, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Gulf Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq: GFRE) ("Gulf Resources" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of bromine, crude salt and specialty chemical products in China, today announced that the Company has engaged Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu ("Deloitte") to perform an independent assessment over the Company's internal controls.

The objective of Deloitte's engagement is to assist the Company with an independent assessment of the managerial, operational and internal controls of the Company. The independent assessment will cover the areas of the Company's Corporate Controls, Anti-Fraud Program, Financial Reporting and Disclosure Controls. In addition, Deloitte will provide suggested recommendations to improve any internal control weaknesses if identified.

"The engagement of Deloitte is a testament of the management's commitment to strict internal control and proper financial reporting. It will significantly help us to embrace good governance and ensure the full compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act," said Mr. Xiaobin Liu, Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Resources. "We hope the engagement will enhance shareholder confidence in Gulf Resources as we continue to commit to best practices in corporate governance."

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 papermaking chemical agents. For more information about the Company, please visit http://www.gulfresourcesinc.cn .

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 and Rule 3b-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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 forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.

    For more information, please contact:

    Gulf Resources, Inc.
     David Wang
     VP of Finance
     Email: gfre.2008@vip.163.com

     Helen Xu
     Email: beishengrong@vip.163.com
     Web:   http://www.gulfresourcesinc.cn

    CCG Investor Relations Inc.
     Linda Salo
     Sr. Financial Writer
     Phone: +1-646-922-0894
     Email: linda.salo@ccgir.com

     Crocker Coulson
     President
     Phone: +1-646-213-1915 (New York)
     Email: crocker.coulson@ccgir.com
     Web:   http://www.ccgirasia.com

SOURCE Gulf Resources, Inc.

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