The Verbio group is one of the leading producers and suppliers of biofuels and also the only industrial-scale producer of biodiesel and bioethanol in Europe. Nominal capacity currently amounts to around 400,000 tons of biodiesel and 300,000 tons of bioethanol per year. The company has developed its own processes and innovative technologies for the production of biodiesel and bioethanol. It supplies its products directly to European mineral oil corporations, mineral oil traders, independent gas stations and haulage companies. VERBIO AG also markets high-quality pharmaglycerin for the consumer goods and cosmetic industries (glycerin is a by-product of biodiesel production). The Group?s operating business is run by its subsidiaries: MUW Mitteldeutsche Umesterungswerke, NUW Nordbrandenburger Umesterungswerke, MBE Mitteldeutsche BioEnergie, NBE Nordbrandenburger BioEnergie and SBE Swiss BioEnergy. In the first nine months of 2006, the company generated sales of EUR 325.7 million with some 300 employees. EBIT amounted to EUR 38.9 million.