DGAP-News: BDI - BioEnergy International AG / Key word(s): Half Year Results BDI - BioEnergy International AG achieves considerable sales increase 11.08.2016 / 08:06 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Press release Results for the 1st half of 2016 BDI - BioEnergy International AG achieves considerable sales increase (Grambach, 11.08.2016) The implementation of the major projects in Great Britain as planned and a good financial result made sure the company performed successfully in the first half of 2016. BDI - BioEnergy International AG increased sales by 32.5% to a total of EUR 15.5 million due to the implementation of various major projects as planned (previous year: EUR 11.7 million). Due to this, earnings before interest and taxes improved by EUR 1.9 million over the previous year (-EUR 2.9 million) to -EUR 1.0 million. Based on the good financial result incl. taxes, the earnings for the period were positive and amounted to EUR 0.4 million (previous year: EUR 0.6 million). The down payments received in the previous year for the projects in Great Britain have been exhausted to a large extent corresponding the project progress. As a result operating cash flow was negative at -EUR 12.1 million. The liquid funds were increased by EUR 1.2 million over the same period the previous year to EUR 17.7 million in spite of this. Sound equity position provides a good basis for the future The equity ratio was 64.1% in the first half of 2016 (previous year: 62.4%). In spite of the dividend distribution of EUR 1.9 million, equity increased by 2.5% to EUR 49.3 million as of 30.06.2016 (previous year: EUR 48.1 million). Together with the large portfolio of securities and the high level of liquid funds amounting to EUR 44.7 million as of the reporting date, BDI is in a strategically good financial position. Current project business The Austrian biogas project - the brewer's grain fermentation plant for Brauerei Göss - was in the start-up phase in the first half of 2016. This is an important biogas reference plant for the brewery and beverage sector. The positive response in the form of visits by numerous international delegations, awards and positive press reports suggests that BDI can hope to obtain commissions for subsequent projects. In the biodiesel plant operations, the high FFA esterification unit project in Great Britain was in the process of being transferred to the customer as scheduled in the first half of 2016. What is involved here is the construction of a plant for the processing of commercial and industrial waste fats that have a very high free fatty acid (FFA) content. The second project for the customer Argent Energy Ltd. - construction of a multi- feedstock biodiesel plant - will be completed in the coming year. The major RetroFit project in California was in the preparatory phase preceding cold testing and start-up. With the implementation of the BDI RetroFit technology, we are making it possible not only to improve the quality of the biodiesel but also to increase raw material flexibility. This project will be handed over to the customer as expected before the end of this year. In addition to numerous small projects, the after-sales operations also developed steadily and again generated sales of EUR 1 million in the first half of the year (previous year: EUR 1 million). The chemical processing segment - which is represented by the German subsidiary UIC GmbH in Alzenau - developed as planned in the first half of 2016. Particular attention should be drawn here to the opening of the modern new technical facilities. Development of the algae resource astaxanthin in the newly created operations organised in BioLife Science GmbH is now close to the start of industrial production. BDI is confident that it will be able to establish itself successfully in the booming life science market with this material. The financial report about the first half of 2016 can be downloaded via the following link: http://www.bdi-bioenergy.com/en-interim_reports-119.html About BDI - BioEnergy International AG BDI - BioEnergy International AG is market and technology leader in the construction of customized BioDiesel plants using the Multi-Feedstock Technology the company has developed itself, which can manufacture BioDiesel from different raw materials, such as Vegetable Oils, Used Cooking Oils and Animal Fats. In the "From Waste to Value" field BDI supplies efficient plant concepts that are designed to produce BioGas from industrial and municipal waste. Together with its subsidiary UIC GmbH, BDI is also active in the field of vacuum distillation. UIC GmbH supplies equipment and components for the gentle distillation of liquid mixtures in both rough and fine vacuum. In the Life Science segment, BDI creates with its fully-owned subsidiary BDI - BioLife Science GmbH new standards in the production of valuable algae-based products. This innovation enables the development of processes and equipment of the production and use of algae biomass. BDI has specialised in the development of technologies that make optimum use of resources in the industrial processing of by- and waste products ever since it was established in 1996 and owns an extensive patent portfolio that has resulted from its in-house research and development activities. Our range of services includes public authority, basic and detailed engineering, installation and start-up as well as After-Sales support. BDI - BioEnergy International AG and the companies it consolidates currently have circa 130 employees. The shares of BDI - BioEnergy International AG (ISIN AT0000A02177) are listed in the General Standard/ regulated market at Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Contact for further information: Mag. Andreas Ehart Member of the Board, CFO BDI - BioEnergy International AG Parkring 18 A-8074 Raaba-Grambach Tel: +43 (0) 316 4009 100 Fax: +43 0) 316 4009 110 www.bdi-bioenergy.com [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.08.2016 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: BDI - BioEnergy International AG Parkring 18 A-8074 Grambach/Graz Austria Phone: +43 - 316 - 4009-100 Fax: +43 - 316 - 4009-110 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.bdi-bioenergy.com ISIN: AT0000A02177 WKN: A0LAXT Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (General Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 491571 11.08.2016