CropEnergies AG — Earnings Release 2007

Jul 12, 2007

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Corporate | 12 July 2007 07:00

CropEnergies AG With A Strong First Quarter

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CropEnergies AG With A Strong First Quarter

Mannheim, 12 July 2007 – In the first three months of the current financial
year, CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, increased its revenues by 10.8 % to € 34.1
million (€ 30.8 million) compared to the same period in 2006/07. The
operating profit was more than doubled. In the first quarter it totalled €
5.5 million (€ 2.6 million).

For the whole financial year 2007/08, CropEnergies AG expects a further
growth of the revenues and the operating profit compared to the previous
financial year.

About CropEnergies

The CropEnergies-Group – a member of the Südzucker-Group – is an
established and according to the production capacity a leading European
producer of bioethanol for the fuel sector.

'Crop' stands for 'creative regeneration of power'. Energy in the form of
bioethanol is produced from renewable resources – grain and sugar beets.
With subsidiaries in Germany, France, and Belgium, the CropEnergies-Group
has – in just a few years – established itself as a bioethanol producer in
a growing market and operates today’s largest bioethanol plant in Europe in
Zeitz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. CropEnergies considers itself a pioneer on
the German bioethanol market and will expand its market position in Europe.
Since September 29, 2006, CropEnergies AG (ISIN DE000A0LAUP1) has been
listed in the Prime Standard at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Contact:
Tobias Erfurth
Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 (621) 71 41 90-30
Fax: +49 (621) 71 41 90-03
ir@cropenergies.de

Nadine Dejung
Public Relations / Marketing
Tel.: +49 (621) 71 41 90-65
Fax: +49 (621) 71 41 90-04
presse@cropenergies.de

DGAP 12.07.2007

Language: English
Issuer: CropEnergies AG
Gottlieb-Daimler-Str. 12
68165 Mannheim Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)621-71 41 90 00
Fax: +49 (0)621-71 41 90 04
E-mail: info@cropenergies.de
Internet: www.cropenergies.de
ISIN: DE000A0LAUP1
WKN: A0LAUP
Indices:
Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in
Berlin-Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart

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