BIONQ BioNitrogen Holdings Corporation (CE)

WEST PALM, FL--(Marketwired - Oct 17, 2013) - ?BioNitrogen Louisiana Holdings, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BioNitrogen Holdings Corp (PINKSHEETS: BION), a cleantech company that utilizes exclusive technology to build environmentally-friendly plants that convert biomass into urea fertilizer, announced today that it has been awarded $300 million of allocation to issue tax-exempt bonds for the acquisition, development and construction of the initial plant in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.

The $300 million allocation represents part of the $1.25 billion bond issue, which BioNitrogen has already received approval on from the Louisiana State Bond Commission.

"This allocation from the State of Louisiana represents an important milestone in our development and moves us one step closer to making our first plant in Louisiana a reality. We are very excited to move forward on the Louisiana plant and leverage the engineering from the initial plant in Florida," said Bryan Kornegay, Jr., President and CFO of BioNitrogen.

About BioNitrogen Holdings Corp

BioNitrogen Holdings Corp. (PINKSHEETS: BION) is a cleantech company that utilizes proprietary technology to build environmentally-friendly plants that convert biomass into urea fertilizer. Our mission is to provide safe, cost effective, green solutions that are economically beneficial in locations where biomass is produced and urea is consumed. Additional information can be found at www.BioNitrogen.com.

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