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Leading Biodiesel Corporation Listed on Inc. Magazine?s Top 500 Companies

Leading Biodiesel Corporation Listed on Inc. Magazine’s Top 500 Companies

Ralston, IA (Vocus) August 29, 2007

Renewable Energy Group®, Inc. (REG®) has been named one of the nation’s fastest growing private companies by Inc. Magazine.

REG was singled out as the first biodiesel company to make the Inc. 500 list and is the seventh fastest growing energy company nationwide, according to the September issue. REG comes in at number 200 overall with annual revenue of $ 178 million.

“Renewable Energy Group, Inc. is growing because demand for biodiesel is growing. With more than 10 years of experience in biodiesel production, technology and marketing, our fully-integrated approach to the fuel industry offers confidence for our customers and clients whether they do business in Washington state or Washington D.C.,” said REG Chairman and CEO, Jeff Stroburg, who has been overseeing the company’s biodiesel business for nearly eight years. “Our board of directors and employees strive each day to create and execute strategic relationships and business ventures which will help ensure our continued growth in this energy industry to help meet increased market demand for biodiesel.”

In order to meet the growing demand for products and services, REG has increased personnel by 33 percent since August 2006. REG’s services include biodiesel production, sales and marketing services, plant construction management, risk management and raw material procurement. Renewable Energy Group, Inc. markets biodiesel through their national distribution infrastructure under the SoyPOWER® brand.

Another publication taking note of the growing biodiesel industry is Business 2.0 magazine which, in their September issue, listed REG has one of “15 companies that will change the world.” Listed as a “Disruptor” in today’s marketplace, REG is described as a company “likely to upend existing industries – and spawn new entrepreneurial opportunities.”

For more information contact Alicia Clancy at 712-667-3418 or Sara Taylor at 202-338-9555.

To learn more about Renewable Energy Group, Inc. please visit http://www.regfuel.com


About Inc. 500

The Inc. 500 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2003 through 2006. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by the first week of 2003, and therefore able to show four full calendar years of sales. Additionally, they had to be U.S.-based, privately held, and independent–not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies–as of December 31, 2006.

About biodiesel

Biodiesel is a clean burning alternative fuel, produced from, renewable resources. Biodiesel contains no petroleum, but it can be blended at any level with petroleum diesel to create a biodiesel blend. It can be used in compression-ignition (diesel) engines with little or no modifications. Biodiesel is simple to use, biodegradable, nontoxic, and essentially free of sulfur.

About Renewable Energy Group

Renewable Energy Group, Inc. is a biodiesel industry sales leader and is a full-service biodiesel company offering plant management, biodiesel production, sales and marketing services, plant construction management, risk management and raw material procurement. Renewable Energy Group, Inc. markets SoyPOWER® biodiesel to fuel distributors and to customers in many industries including on-highway fleets, original equipment manufacturers, maritime, military, home heating and agriculture industries.

Renewable Energy Group, REG and SoyPOWER are registered trademarks of Renewable Energy Group, Inc.

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