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09.04.2010

(Graz, 9. April 2010) BDI – BioDiesel International AG is taking over 51% of the shares in Enbasys GmbH, a leading specialist in the biotechnological generation of energy from BioGas. BDI is taking over the shares from VTU GmbH, which is consolidated at equity in the BDI corporate group and which will continue to hold 19% of the shares. The purchase price is in the lower single-digit million Euro range.

02.06.2009

(Grambach, 02.06.2009) The Austrian company BDI – BioDiesel International AG has been commissioned by BioDiesel Amsterdam B.V. with the construction of a multi-feedstock BioDiesel plant in the port of Amsterdam. The contract value is about EUR 31 million. The plant with an annual capacity of 100,000 tons (113 million litres) will produce biodiesel from used cooking oil and animal fats in accordance with the EU standard EN 14214 and will be go on stream in 2010. The multi-feedstock process employed can process the most varied raw materials with up to 100% free fatty acids.

31.03.2008

(Graz, 31.03.2008) BDI – BioDiesel International AG, which is based in Graz / Austria, is taking over all the shares in UIC GmbH in Alzenau / Germany, one of the leading specialists for vacuum distillation plant engineering and supply with effect from 1. April 2008. The purchase price is an upper single-digit million amount.

24.01.2008

BDI - BioDiesel International acquires interest in VTU (Grambach/Graz, 24.01.2008) BDI – BioDiesel International AG has acquired an interest of more than 25% in VTU GmbH with backdated effect from 1.1.2008. The company is expecting this to increase synergy benefits, to strengthen its capacities and to expand the range of services provided in the plant manufacturing field. The amount invested in the shareholding is in the single-digit million range.

16.08.2007

(Graz, 16. August 2007) According to provisional calculations, the Austrian company BDI – BioDiesel International AG generated revenues of EUR 27.0 million in the first half of 2007 on the basis of IAS 11 specifications. The figure in the same period the previous year was EUR 38.7 million. This revenue shortfall of 30.1% is due essentially to less actual progress in the existing projects as well as to updating of the relevant extrapolations, which all in all indicate that higher project expenses and lower project earnings can be expected. Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) decreased accordingly too. In connection with higher personnel costs, EBIT in the first half of 2007 amounted to EUR 0.4 million – according to provisional calculations – compared with EUR 4.1 million in the first half of 2006.

10.05.2007

(Graz, 10. May 2007) According to provisional calculations, the Austrian company BDI – BioDiesel International AG generated revenues of EUR 12.3 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared with EUR 4.6 million in the first quarter of 2006. Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) in the first quarter of the current year were higher than in the same quarter the previous year (EUR - 0.1 million) at EUR 0.6 million. Updating of the overall cost calculations for projects of the company in accordance with the percentage-of-completion method specified by IAS 11 had a negative impact on total EBIT. The board of directors is continuing to expect business in 2007 as a whole to develop positively, with an EBIT margin of more than 10%.

14.03.2007

(Graz, 14. March 2007) The Austrian company BDI – BioDiesel International AG set revenue and earnings records in the past fiscal year. According to provisional calculations, the company increased its revenues by 500.3 per cent to EUR 87.81 million. Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) were more than 34 times higher than in the previous year and amounted to EUR 13.97 million. This means that BDI – BioDiesel exceeded its earnings targets. The EBIT margin amounts to 15.9 per cent (previous year: 2.8 per cent).

30.10.2006

BDI – BioDiesel International AG, Parkring 18, 8074 Grambach, Austria, received two more orders for the construction of biodiesel plants in Spain from ENTABAN S.A., Zaragoza, Spain, today.

What are involved are two single-feedstock plants with a capacity of 200 000 tonnes per year each. The total value of the order amounts to more than EUR 30 million. Both of the plants will be set up on the northern Atlantic coast of Spain – in Ferrol and Bilbao. BDI – BioDiesel International AG is already in the process of building two plants for ENTABAN S.A. in Spain at the present time.

06.10.2006

BDI – BioDiesel International AG, which is based in Austria, has just reached agreement with shareholders of M&R Holding AG to acquire 26% of the shares in this company. The Austrian holding company owns interests in companies based in Europe and North America. The acquisition is carried out mainly for strategic reasons. The companies belonging to the M&R Group operate in the manufacturing and process automation fields (in particular chemical plant construction) and give BDI access to new customer groups through their international presence. The Group currently has a total of about 270 employees. M&R Group sales in the past 2005/2006 financial year amounted to approximately EUR 33.5 million on the basis of accounts compiled in accordance with the Austrian Commercial Code. The purchase price for the shareholding is in the middle of the single-digit million euro range. The agreement that has just been reached is still subject to suspensory conditions.

22.09.2006

BDI – BioDiesel International AG, Parkring 18, 8074 Grambach, Austria, together with Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. KGaA today have set the purchase price for up to 1,250,000 offered shares of BDI – BioDiesel International AG and for up to 187,500 shares to cover over-allotments at EUR 58. The price is therewith in the upper half of the EUR 53 to EUR 62 price range. The total placement volume, including the over-allotment, amounts to 1,437,500 shares. 800,000 shares thereof resulted from a capital increase.