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Nova Biosource Fuels Receives Certificate of Substantial Completion at Sanimax 20-MMGY Biodiesel Plant in DeForest, WI

Houston, TX--Nova Biosource Fuels, Inc. announced Nov. 13 that the biodiesel refinery under construction for Sanimax, Inc. in DeForest, WI has received its certificate of substantial completion.

The 20 million gallon per year biodiesel refinery will continue to produce ASTM 6751 quality biodiesel from a variety of feedstocks with high free fatty acid (FFA) levels in sustained production runs at near-throughput design rates using Nova's proprietary, patented process technology.

The ability of the biodiesel refinery to process feedstocks with higher FFA levels provides a significant cost advantage because these feedstocks tend to cost less than feedstocks with lower FFA levels.

"We are pleased to announce that we have received the certificate of substantial completion at Sanimax," said Kenneth T. Hern, Chairman and CEO of Nova.

"We could not have reached this important milestone without the tireless dedication and efforts of our project engineers and managers.

"The completion of this facility is a necessary step in the growth of our company and brings us a step closer to completing Nova's legacy business of building refineries for third parties.

"We will now be able to concentrate on completing the start-up operations at the 20 million gallon per year biodiesel refinery in Greenville, MI for Scott Petroleum and then devote 100 percent of our time and attention on building our own 60 million gallon per year biodiesel refinery in Seneca, IL."