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VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG: VERBIO restarts bioethanol production at its Zörbig plant

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG / Miscellaneous

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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.


Contact:
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.
02.10.2008  Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language:     English
Issuer:       VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG
              Augustusplatz 9
              04109 Leipzig
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (0)341 30 85 30 90
Fax:          +49 (0)341 30 85 30 98
E-mail:       ir@verbio.de
Internet:     www.verbio.de
ISIN:         DE000A0JL9W6
WKN:          A0JL9W
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München
 
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