** Shares of Phoslock Environmental Technologies PET.AX rise as much as 257.1% TO A$0.025, their biggest intraday gain since February 4, 2013
** The industrial machinery maker says it will be restarting the production of Phoslock, an advanced solution designed to tackle excess phosphorus in water bodies, in China
** Board decided to restart production at the factory in Changxing, China, which had previously stopped in 2021 due to a collapse in the local business - co
** Co says it expects an annual production capacity of about 3,000 tons
** Stock at highest level since August 9, 2023
** Nearly 67.5 million shares change hands, compared with the 30-day average volume of 1 million
** Stock currently up 142.9%, bringing YTD losses to 32%
(Reporting by Adwitiya Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Adwitiya.Srivastava@thomsonreuters.com))
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