GTL Resources' Illinois River Energy Achieves Safety Milestone at Rochelle, IL Bio Refinery Complex

CHICAGO, Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- GTL Resources today announced that its Rochelle, Illinois ethanol manufacturing plant has passed 500 consecutive days of injury free performance. "We make the safety of our people and the communities in which we operate our first priority," stated Richard Ruebe, chief executive officer of GTL resources. "Our entire team in Rochelle has worked diligently to maintain a safe working environment and our goal is to sustain this performance and continuously identify ways to make our facility safer."

Illinois River Energy (IRE) through the support of its parent, GTL, continually invests in building a robust behavior-based safety program to ensure its employees and business partners maintain a high safety standard at all times.  "IRE values the community in which we operate and continually strives for excellence in safety and environmental compliance," said Neal Jakel, general manager, IRE. "Safety is a core value for GTL and IRE that we take very seriously. Our improved safety performance and subsequent safety milestone can be directly attributed to the commitment of all team members who have worked hard to improve our safety programs. This would not have been possible without the focus and dedication of everyone at IRE."

GTL Resources manufactures corn-based ethanol that is blended with gasoline and then used to power America's passenger vehicles. The company's Rochelle, Illinois facility weekly takes in hundreds of truckloads of corn from nearby farms and ships out hundreds of truckloads of liquid fuel ethanol and other valuable coproducts from the ethanol manufacturing process. "Renewable fuel is central to our economy and lifestyle and we strive to deliver that fuel to the market safely and sustainably everyday," added Ruebe. For more information, visit www.gtlresources.com.

Contact: Richard Ruebe 1-630-773-1226; Neal Jakel 1-815-561-0650

SOURCE GTL Resources

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