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Natchez, MS--Delta BioFuels, Inc. announced June 13 that it has successfully commenced start-up of its biodiesel production plant located in the Port of Natchez, MS.

The facility has been on-line since May 8, 2007 and is currently operating a fully- automated batch process production line capable of producing 18 million gallons per year, and approaching completion of a continuous flow production line capable of between 80 to 100 million gallons per year.

Aventine Renewable Energy, Inc. will be the marketer of the biodiesel.

"This is the culmination of thousands of hours of hard work and dedication," said Clint Vegas, President of Delta BioFuels.

"The Delta BioFuels team has worked relentlessly over the past year to get this plant up and running. The plant started up very quickly and smoothly, which gives me confidence in our ability to be a reliable supplier of the highest quality biodiesel on a global scale. We're holding true to our key business initiatives: Quality, Reliability and Safety."

"I'm extremely proud of our team and our contractors," remarked Scott Nisula, Chief Technical Officer of Delta BioFuels.

"The high quality product we are producing right out of the starting gate is a testimony to the talents of the people that have worked so hard on this project. Now that we have passed the batch plant milestone, we are all very excited about making the leap into continuous flow operations later this summer."

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