Apr. 28, 2010: IKONICS REPORTS STRONG EARNINGS AND SALES

DULUTH, MN – IKONICS Corporation (NASDAQ:IKNX), a Duluth based imaging technology company, announced today a 279% increase in 2010 first quarter earnings to $148,000, or $0.08 per share, compared to $53,000, or $0.03 per share, for the first quarter of 2009. Sales increased by 3.4% to $3,685,000.

Bill Ulland, IKONICS CEO, commented that this was one of IKONICS best first quarter earnings results, and he believes it indicates that the recession is weakening. Ulland also said, “I am particularly pleased with the strong increase in our export sales, and the improvement in the performance of IKONICS Imagining which was driven by our new business initiatives. Although sales to the domestic screen print market were down from last year, the first quarter of 2009 featured some anomalous private label sales, and I’m pleased with these results. IKONICS’ balance sheet also remains strong with no long-term debt and $2,221,000 in cash and short-term investments. “

In commenting on the Company’s new initiatives, Ulland said, “I’m particularly encouraged by the performance of our patent pending Digital Texturing program. I believe this and other efforts in our non-traditional markets provide further reason for optimism in 2010.”

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