ABP Approval Granted

TEG Environmental Plc 18 November 2005 For Release 7:00 a.m 18 November 2005 TEG ENVIRONMENTAL PLC ANIMAL BY-PRODUCT APPROVAL GRANTED TO TEG'S FLAGSHIP COMPOSTING PLANT IN LANCASHIRE 'This ABP approval offers TEG significant opportunities to grow revenues and to expand into new and larger markets' TEG Environmental Plc ('TEG' or 'the Company'), the leading edge green technology company which converts organic wastes into natural organic fertiliser, is pleased to announce that it has been granted full Animal By-Product ('ABP') approval by the State Veterinary Service for its TEG Silo Cage. This confirms that the plant is validated to process Category III ABP to the highest UK and EU standard. The ABP approval, at the Company's original pilot waste composting plant at Sherdley Farm, near Preston, which has been operational since 2000, represents the highest classification possible in the organic waste treatment market. It allows TEG to commercialise the Sherdley Farm facility, install new larger plants and generate revenues, whilst also creating the opportunity to open up larger markets for the company. Sherdley Farm already has planning permission for a new product storage facility that allows an expansion of capacity and it also has a full waste management license. Commenting, Mick Fishwick, Chief Executive of TEG Environmental, said: 'Achieving ABP approval from the State Veterinary Service is a major achievement and demonstrates the outstanding capability of our composting plants. It is very important that we have been able to gain independent approval for our process. This development opens up new high volume markets for TEG from the major waste management companies, supermarkets and multinational food processors, who all require approved plants to process their waste.' Under the Animal By-Product Regulations, each individual plant needs to obtain ABP approval. By achieving the approval at a reference plant, the process to achieve accreditation at new plants, including those being installed at Sherdley Farm, is greatly streamlined with a reduced and simplified validation period. So far, only a handful of other companies have achieved full approval to process category III ABP in the UK. Britain introduced ABP Regulations ('ABPR') after the BSE and Foot & Mouth outbreaks, with EU legislation following in May 2003. ABPR prevents the use of animal by-products in animal feed and prevents their disposal via landfill. This includes previously exempt items and maintains the UK's existing ban on swill feeding. The 1.6 million tonnes of animal by-products the UK generates each year include products previously applied untreated to land, such as blood and abattoir waste and, from 31 December 2005, the opportunity will grow further as it will also include former foodstuffs that contain or have been in contact with uncooked meat products such as catering waste and supermarket food waste. ENDS Contact: TEG Environmental Group Plc Tel: 01772 314100 Michael Fishwick, Chief Executive Binns & Co PR Ltd Tel: 020 7786 9600 Peter Binns Tarquin Edwards Tel: 020 7153 1483 Editor's Notes: TEG provides an in-vessel composting technology, which is one of the few approved technologies capable of treating animal by-product waste. Plant economics are driven by the gate fees charged, rather than the value of the end product (compost). The TEG process is an economic alternative to landfill. The Silo Cage system, one of the few technologies in Europe capable of treating this waste, is a natural process producing compost as an end product, used as an excellent soil conditioner that fertilises, retains moisture, provides structure and reduces the incidence of plant disease. TEG's Silo-Cages will be housed in a self-contained building, are not unsightly and are environmentally friendly. Potential customers include local authorities, waste management companies, food processors, farmers and landowners. The Company's expanding market is driven by increasingly stringent EU and UK legislation regulating the treatment and disposal of organic waste. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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