Rentech, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: RTK) announced today that ASTM International’s
full governance committee has unanimously approved modifying the
specifications for commercial aviation jet fuel to include up to a 50/50
blend of synthetic Fischer-Tropsch jet fuel. The jet fuel certified by
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for use in commercial aircraft
relies on ASTM’s specifications. Rentech’s jet fuel, RenJet®,
qualifies under the approved specifications of synthetic jet fuel.
With the ASTM specifications, fuel derived using the Fischer-Tropsch
process, including RenJet® produced from renewable or fossil
feedstocks, is the first and currently only alternative jet fuel
certified for use by the FAA. Rentech currently produces jet fuel at its
Product Demonstration Unit that, when blended with petroleum-derived
fuel, meets the ASTM International specifications. RenJet® is
biodegradable, clean burning and virtually free of particulates, sulfur
and aromatics.
D. Hunt Ramsbottom, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rentech,
stated, “ASTM’s approval of synthetic jet fuel for use in commercial
aviation marks the achievement of a significant milestone for Rentech,
the commercial aviation industry and the country.” Mr. Ramsbottom
continued, “Rentech is one of the few companies that has the technology
to produce and supply these fuels to the commercial aviation market and
the U.S. Air Force, which has already certified the use of synthetic
fuels in most of its aircraft.”
About Rentech, Inc.
Rentech, Inc. (www.rentechinc.com),
incorporated in 1981, provides clean energy solutions. The Company’s
Rentech-SilvaGas biomass gasification process can convert multiple
biomass feedstocks into synthesis gas (syngas) for production of
renewable fuels and power. Combining the gasification process with
Rentech’s unique application of proven syngas conditioning and clean-up
technology and the patented Rentech Process based on Fischer-Tropsch
chemistry, Rentech offers an integrated solution for production of
synthetic fuels from biomass. The Rentech Process can also convert
syngas from fossil resources into ultra-clean synthetic jet and diesel
fuels, specialty waxes and chemicals. Final product upgrading is
provided under an alliance with UOP, a Honeywell company. Rentech
develops projects and licenses these technologies for application in
synthetic fuels and power facilities worldwide. Rentech Energy Midwest
Corporation, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, manufactures and
sells nitrogen fertilizer products including ammonia, urea ammonia
nitrate, urea granule, and urea solution in the corn-belt region of the
central United States.
Safe Harbor
This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 about matters such as
the certification, qualification and emissions of RenJet® as
well as Rentech’s ability to produce and supply RenJet® for
commercial aviation use and the U.S. Air Force. These statements are
based on management's current expectations and actual results may differ
materially as a result of various risks and uncertainties and other
factors set forth in the Company's press releases and periodic public
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available
via Rentech's web site at www.rentechinc.com.
The forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the
date of this release, and Rentech does not undertake to revise or update
these forward-looking statements, except to the extent that it is
required to do so under applicable law.
For more information
Please contact: Julie Dawoodjee, Vice President of Investor Relations
and Communications, Rentech, Inc. at 310-571-9800, extension 341, or by
email at ir@rentk.com.
Rentech, Inc.
Julie Dawoodjee
Vice President of Investor
Relations and Communications
310-571-9800, extension 341
ir@rentk.com
