VERBIO restarts bioethanol production at its Zörbig plant

Leipzig, 1st October 2008: After a temporary production stop in Zörbig plant VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG is restarting production of bioethanol on 6th October 2008. All employees working on short-time in September 2008 will readopt their function.

 “We are pleased to power up production of bioethanol in Zörbig. In a generally declining market, the price of bioethanol has stabilised. We are also benefiting from an increased demand for bioethanol, also due to the increase in the admixture quota planned for the coming year, and our flexibility in the use of raw materials.”, comments Klaus-Dieter Bettien, Managing Director of VERBIO Ethanol Zörbig.

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VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG
Sandra Haacker (Public Relations)
Anna-Maria Schneider (Investor Relations)
Augustusplatz 9  
04109 Leipzig    
Phone: +49 (0) 341 30 85 30 90  
Fax: +49 (0) 341 30 85 30 99   
Email: pr@verbio.de / ir@verbio.de
www.verbio.de

Information on VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG
The VERBIO Group is one of the leading producers and suppliers of biofuels and also the only industrial-scale producer of biodiesel and bioethanol in Europe. Nominal capacity currently amounts to around 450,000 tons of biodiesel and 300,000 tons of bioethanol per year. The company has developed its own processes and innovative technologies for the production of biodiesel and bioethanol. It supplies its products directly to European mineral oil corporations, mineral oil traders, independent gas stations and haulage companies. VERBIO AG also markets high-quality pharmaglycerin for the consumer goods and cosmetic industries (glycerine is a by-product of biodiesel production). Within the Group, VERBIO AG acts as the management holding company. The Group’s operating business is run by its subsidiaries: VERBIO Diesel Bitterfeld GmbH & Co. KG, VERBIO Diesel Schwedt GmbH & Co. KG, VERBIO Ethanol Zörbig GmbH & Co. KG, VERBIO Ethanol Schwedt GmbH & Co. KG and VERBIO STS AG.