VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG

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VERBIO- winner in the category innovation management, because VERBIO stands for sustainability and innovative production processes

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG / Environment

21.01.2010

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Leipzig/Zörbig, January 21, 2010: VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG has been
awarded with the Axia-Award 2009. Yesterday, the Management Board members,
Claus Sauter and Dr. Georg Pollert, received the award during a ceremony in
Berlin. The price, which is awarded by Deloitte, a financial advisory and
consulting company, honours companies in eastern Germany, which operate
sustainable and successful despite or just because of the economically
challenging times.

In total, 44 companies applied for being awarded. VERBIO was able to
convince the jury chaired by Dr. Eric Schweitzer, member of the Management
Board of Alba AG and president of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Berlin, in the category 'innovation management'. The jury substantiated
their decision for VERBIO as follows: 'As a leading producer and supplier
of biofuels in Europe and as a branch pioneer, VERBIO decisively influenced
the development of this forward-looking technology and the whole production
process. The high innovation ability is amongst other things supported by
the connection of agricultural and technical know-how in the Management
Board and by the specific recruitment of high qualified and motivated
personnel. Through their integrated energy concept, considering high
sustainability standards and transferring about 86 percent of the raw
materials to energy, VERBIO manages a high quota of CO2 reduction and is
therefore actively contributing to the climate protection.'

Furthermore, the jury is certain, 'that the company continuously invests in
the optimization of the production plants, as well as the extension of the
raw material basis (multi-feedstock-strategy) and that VERBIO consequently
pioneers to an integrated producer of bioenergy by the commissioning of its
biogas plants.'

Claus Sauter, Chairman of the Management Board: 'We are proud to receive
the award and take this as a motivation to achieve an even higher
contribution to the climate protection and CO2 reduction. In this regard,
an important project is the utilization of grain slop, which results from
the bioethanol production, in our own biogas plants. The project runs as
scheduled. By the production of biogas we will clearly improve our already
well CO2 balance.'

About VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG (VERBIO)
VERBIO 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 amounts to around 450,000 tons of biodiesel and 300,000
tons of bioethanol per year. Currently, VERBIO is realizing biogas projects
to make use of the residual materials of the bioethanol production. The
company has developed its own processes and innovative technologies for the
production of biodiesel, bioethanol and biogas. 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, and VERBIO Ethanol Schwedt GmbH & Co. KG.

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Contact:
VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG
Augustusplatz 9
04109 Leipzig

Anna-Maria Schneider
Investor Relations
Phone: +49(0)341/30853094
Fax: +49(0)341/30853098
Email: ir@verbio.de

Sandra Haacker
Public Relations
Phone: +49(0)341/30853063
Fax: +49(0)341/30853099
Email: pr@verbio.de

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Language: English
Company: VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG
Augustusplatz 9
04109 Leipzig
Deutschland
Internet: www.verbio.de

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