416 s. bell ave. ames, ia 50010 888-reg-8686

416 S. Bell Ave.

Ames, IA 50010

888-REG-8686

www.regfuel.com

Copyright 2011Renewable Energy Group®

Agenda

• REG Corporate Overview

• Leading Advanced Biofuel Feedstock Research

• Creating Commercialized Feedstock Partnerships

• Building a Diversified Intellectual Property Portfolio

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REG’s Platform is Flexible and Ideally Suited for Rapid Scale-Up of Feedstock, Biofuel and Chemical Companies

Feedstock &Production R&D

Feedstock Extraction & Refining

Conversion to Fuel

Fuel Sales & Marketing

Fuel Distribution & Logistics

Customer Service &

Admin

Future

Procurement & Risk Mgmt

Procurement & Risk Mgmt

Co-Product Sales & Mgmt

CurrentCurrent Biodiesel Specific

Construction & Technology

• Process and Production R&D

• R&D relationships with alternative feedstock companies

• Pre-treatment• Corn oil• Lurgi/Desmet

Ballestra• REG/Crown

• 8 plants online or underway

• Continuous flow processing

• Sales into U.S., Canada, and overseas

• 2010 ~ 19% US market share

• 15 terminal locations

• >150 railcars• Deepwater

access

• Oracle/JD Edwards ERP software platform

• Centralized operations

• Expert technical support

• UCO• Algae• FFA• Yeast

Limited Feedstock

Production (Future)

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REG has the Ideal Platform to be the Development and Commercialization Partner for Next Generation Renewable Fuel and Chemical Companies


Leading Advanced Biofuel Feedstock Research

EPA-defined “Advanced Biofuels” include• Imported sugar cane ethanol

• Domestically-produced cellulosic ethanol

• Renewable diesel

• Biodiesel

• Butanol

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Commercialized REG feedstocks• Beef tallow (including technical-grade tallow)• Brown grease• Canola oil• Choice white grease • High free fatty acid (recycled from other facilities)• Inedible corn oil• Poultry fat • Soybean oil • Used cooking oil

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Learn about all 36 feedstocks that met ASTM D 6751 B100 Quality specs online: http://www.regfuel.com/pdfs/Feedstock%20and%20Biodiesel%20Characteristics%20Report.pdf

http://www.regfuel.com/pdfs/Feedstock%20and%20Biodiesel%20Characteristics%20Report.pdf


Leading Advanced Biofuel Feedstock Research • Algae 1• Algae 2• Babassu• Beef Tallow• Borage• Camelina• Canola• Castor• Choice White Grease• Coconut• Coffee• Corn, Distiller’s• Cuphea viscosissima• Evening Primrose• Fish• Hemp• Hepar, High IV

• Hepar, Low IV• Jatropha• Lesquerella fendleri• Linseed• Moringa oleifera• Mustard• Neem• Palm• Perilla• Poultry Fat• Rice Bran• Soybean• Stillingia• Sunflower• Tung• Used Cooking Oil• Yellow Grease


Creating Commercialized Feedstock Partnerships

• Feedstock ownership strategy• Feedstock assurance and efficient delivery

• Multi-feedstock strategy• Need for superior process technology

• Flexibility to utilize all available feedstocks

• Allows REG to develop strategic feedstock relationships in every feedstock category

• Allows feedstock suppliers to direct a segment of their business into renewable energy with a strong partner

• Allows REG to spread feedstock risk among a large number of feedstocks and suppliers

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Creating Commercialized Feedstock Partnerships

• Internal management team approach

• Strategic investor: market research, advise, global approach

• Professional risk management service providers

• REG Board of Directors: Risk Management Committee

• Controls and oversight: • Risk management policy

• Banking and auditing partners

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Diversified Intellectual Property Portfolio

REG Ralston (Iowa, 12 MGY)• Integrated soy crush facility• Some tech beef tallow opportunities • REG/Crown Iron Works technology

REG Seneca (Illinois, 60 MGY)• Distillation• Glycerolysis, high FFA conversion• Nova Biosource technology, REG now owns IP

REG Danville (Illinois, 45 MGY)• Designed for low FFA; high FFA added April 2009• Desmet Ballestra technology (low FFA);

REG/Crown (high FFA)

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Diversified Intellectual Property Portfolio

REG Houston (Texas, 35 MGY)• Originally Lurgi technology; REG upgrades• Potential new bolt-on technology w/distillation • Allow utilization of lower cost higher FFA material

REG New Orleans (Louisiana, 60 MGY)• REG technology; under construction• Potential new bolt-on technology

in addition to distillation • Allow utilization of lower cost higher FFA material

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Creating an Advanced Partnership Strategy for Development and Commercialization

• Due to complexity of the marketplace, we take a multi-faceted approach to business development

• Seek to upgrade, improve and innovate with existing technologies to manage financial risk

• REG strives to be the sought after advanced biofuel partner in every step of the value chain

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