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Exhibit 99
     
(IKONICS LOGO)   4832 Grand Avenue
Duluth, MN 55807 USA
Phone: (218) 628-2217
Fax: (218 628-3245
Email: info@ikonics.com
Website: www.ikonics.com
         
News Contact:
  Bill Ulland   For Immediate Release
 
  Chairman, President & CEO   February 14, 2011
 
  (218) 628-2217    
IKONICS REPORTS 2010 RECORD SALES
DULUTH, MN — IKONICS Corporation (NASDAQ:IKNX), a Duluth based imaging technology company, announced record sales for 2010 of $16,517,000, a 9% increase over 2009 and earnings of $1,114,000 or $0.56 per share compared to a loss of $0.16 per share in 2009. The 2009 loss was caused by the write-off of an investment in Imaging Technologies International in the third quarter of 2009.
According to Bill Ulland, Ikonics CEO, the fourth quarter of 2010 was particularly gratifying with sales up 15% and net income up 66% over the fourth quarter of 2009. Commenting further, Ulland said:
“Our fourth quarter was enhanced by the sale of a Digital Texturing (DTX) V-Jet printer, sales of DTX consumables, Micro-Machining prototypes sold to a major electronics company, and Export shipments. This is the first quarter where our new business initiatives have had a significant impact on sales and earnings. We expect that trend to continue.”
“However,” Ulland cautioned, “in the future we anticipate many of the big ticket printer sales will be made directly by our strategic partner, Colour Scanner Technology GmbH (CST), and we will make the sales of consumables.”
The arrangement with CST provides that CST manufactures, sells and services printers, which is their core strength, while IKONICS provides its proprietary consumables to the printer customers. “I believe this arrangement will facilitate the commercialization of our DTX technology and let us focus on our core competencies of fluid and substrate development. The timing of these consumables sales will be dependent on the delivery schedule of CST printers to the market,” Ulland said. Ikonics is also offering another printer model to the DTX market manufactured by ITW Transtech.
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding sales, gross profits, net earnings, balance sheet position, and new products and businesses initiatives that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company’s actual results could differ materially as a result of domestic and global economic conditions, competitive market conditions, acceptance of new products, the ability to identify and make suitable acquisitions, capital expenditure requirements, the ability to control operating costs without impacting growth as well as the factors described in the Company’s Form s 10-K, and 10-Q, and other reports on file with the SEC.
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months and Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2010 and 2009
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Twelve Months Ended  
    12/31/10     12/31/09     12/31/10     12/31/09  
Net sales
  $ 4,443,614     $ 3,851,241     $ 16,517,338     $ 15,121,617  
 
                               
Cost of goods sold
    2,619,788       2,229,117       9,713,054       9,054,771  
 
                       
 
                               
Gross profit
    1,823,826       1,622,124       6,804,284       6,066,846  
 
                               
Operating expenses
    1,331,982       1,290,223       5,270,045       5,197,195  
 
                       
 
                               
Income from operations
    491,844       331,901       1,534,239       869,651  
 
                               
Gain on sale of investment
                      29,762  
 
                               
Loss on investment
                      (918,951 )
 
                               
Interest income
    6,009       2,988       19,681       8,178  
 
                       
 
                               
Income (loss) before income taxes
    497,853       334,889       1,553,920       (11,360 )
 
                               
Income tax expense
    162,889       132,747       440,000       296,000  
 
                       
 
                               
Net income (loss)
  $ 334,964     $ 202,142     $ 1,113,920     $ (307,360 )
 
                       
 
                               
Earnings (loss) per common share-diluted
  $ 0.17     $ 0.10     $ 0.56     $ (0.16 )
 
                       
 
                               
Average shares outstanding-diluted
    1,976,618       1,969,420       1,973,447       1,973,739  
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
As of December 31, 2010 and 2009
                 
    12/31/10     12/31/09  
 
               
Assets
               
Current assets
  $ 7,811,839     $ 6,417,488  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    5,012,933       5,234,244  
Intangible assets
    317,162       345,540  
 
           
 
  $ 13,141,931     $ 11,997,272  
 
           
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
               
Current liabilities
  $ 777,984     $ 809,186  
Deferred income taxes
    171,000       162,000  
Long term debt
           
Stockholders’ equity
    12,192,947       11,026,086  
 
           
 
  $ 13,141,931     $ 11,997,272  
 
           
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2010 and 2009
                 
    12/31/10     12/31/09  
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 1,601,369     $ 1,374,112  
 
               
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,637,182 )     (847,420 )
 
               
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    22,610       (123,844 )
 
           
Net increase (decrease) in cash
    (13,203 )     402,848  
 
               
Cash at beginning of period
    1,304,586       901,738  
 
           
 
               
Cash at end of period
  $ 1,291,383     $ 1,304,586