Gushan Environmental Energy Limited Announces Share Repurchase Program

NEW YORK, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gushan Environmental Energy Limited ("Gushan" or the "Company"; NYSE: GU), a leading producer of biodiesel in China, announced today that its board of directors has approved a share repurchase program effective October 7, 2010. Under the terms of the approved program, the Company may repurchase up to US$5 million worth of its issued and outstanding American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") through its subsidiary, Gushan Holdings Limited, from time to time in open market at prevailing market prices, in negotiated transactions off the market, in block trades, pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan or otherwise in compliance with applicable laws. The timing and extent of any repurchases will depend upon market conditions, the trading price of ADSs and other factors, and be subject to the restrictions relating to volume, price and timing under applicable laws, including Rule 10b-18 under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company expects to implement this share repurchase program over 12 months from its effective date, in a manner consistent with market conditions and the interest of its shareholders. The Company's board of directors will review the share repurchase program periodically, and may authorize adjustment of its terms and size accordingly. The program may be suspended or discontinued at any time. The Company plans to fund repurchases made under this program from available cash balances.

"We are pleased that our board of directors approved this share repurchase program as it reflects confidence in the long-term value of our company," said Jianqiu Yu, Chairman and Principal Executive Officer of Gushan. "Further, we believe our current cash position allows us to both  implement this share repurchase program and continue to pursue other growth opportunities for the Company."

About Gushan Environmental Energy Limited

Gushan is a leader in the PRC biodiesel industry, in terms of annual production capacity, and one of the leading biodiesel producers in Asia, in terms of nominal capacity. The Company produces biodiesel, a renewable, clean-burning and biodegradable fuel and a raw material used to produce chemical products, primarily from vegetable oil offal and used cooking oil, and by-products from biodiesel production, including glycerine, plant asphalt, erucic acid and erucic amide. Gushan sells biodiesel directly to users, such as marine vessel operators and chemical factories, as well as to petroleum wholesalers and individual retail gas stations. The Company has seven production facilities, located in the Sichuan, Hebei, Fujian and Hunan provinces and in Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing, with a combined annual production capacity of 450,000 tons. The Company's Hebei and Beijing production facilities are currently in operation.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "will," "may," "expect," "anticipate," "aim," "target," "intend," "plan," "believe," "estimate," "potential," "continue," and other similar statements. Statements other than statements of historical facts in this announcement are forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, the Company's expectations regarding the expansion of its production capacities, its future business development, and its beliefs regarding its production output. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the Company and the industry. Important risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to be materially different from expectations include but are not limited to the effect of any applicable government policy, law or regulation, of natural disasters, and of intensifying competition in the biodiesel and alternative energy industries, the availability of suitable raw materials to the Company, and the risks set forth in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including on Form 20-F, as amended. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that its expectations will turn out to be correct, and investors are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results.

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