Rentech and UOP Form Alliance for Deployment of Clean Synthetic Fuels and Chemicals...

Rentech and UOP Form Alliance for Deployment of Clean Synthetic Fuels and Chemicals Technologies

LOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)--
Rentech, Inc. (AMEX:RTK) today announced that it has formed an
alliance with UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, to jointly offer the
companies' respective technologies for the commercial production of
synthetic fuels, specialty waxes and chemicals.

The non-exclusive agreement aligns Rentech's proprietary process
to convert synthesis gas from biomass and fossil resources into
hydrocarbons with UOP's hydrocracking and hydrotreating technologies
that process and upgrade hydrocarbons into ultra-clean synthetic
fuels, specialty waxes and chemicals.

"This alliance between Rentech and UOP provides a one-stop
solution to developers of commercial synthetic fuels facilities
worldwide for synthesis gas conversion and product upgrading," said
Richard Penning, Executive Vice President of Commercial Affairs for
Rentech.

As commercialization partners, Rentech and UOP expect to increase
their market reach and jointly offer proven technologies that can
produce ultra-clean synthetic fuels, specialty waxes and chemicals
that are cleaner than traditional petroleum-derived fuels and
chemicals.

"As the need for increasingly cleaner fuels continues to grow, we
look forward to working with Rentech to offer better solutions
worldwide," said Ashis Banerji, UOP Business Director for Refining.
"Together we can offer a solution that is well suited to the
production of high-quality, ultra-clean transportation fuels and
high-value chemicals," Mr. Banerji continued.

About Rentech, Inc.

Rentech, Inc. (www.rentechinc.com), incorporated in 1981, provides
clean energy solutions. The Rentech Process is a patented and
proprietary technology that converts synthesis gas from biomass and
fossil resources into hydrocarbons that can be processed and upgraded
into ultra-clean synthetic fuels, specialty waxes and chemicals. These
energy resources include natural gas, biomass, municipal solid waste,
petroleum coke and coal. Rentech Energy Midwest Corporation
manufactures and sells fertilizer products including ammonia, urea
ammonia nitrate, urea granule and urea solution to the corn-belt
region.

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 market potential for the Rentech Process and UOP's
applications. These statements are based on management's current
expectations and actual results may differ materially as a result of
various risks and uncertainties. Other factors that could cause actual
results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking
statements are 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.

Rentech, Inc.
Julie Dawoodjee, Director of Investor Relations
310-571-9800, extension 341
ir@rentk.com

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