Rentech Announces Conference Schedule for October 2011

Rentech, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: RTK) today announced its conference schedule for October 2011.

October 3, 2011BioFuels International Canada Expo & ConferenceDeveloping Renewable Energy Projects with International ResourcesCalgary, CanadaKeynote Speaker: Hunt Ramsbottom, President & CEOSpeaking Time: 11:00 a.m. MDT (Presentation)

October 6, 2011Imperial Capital 5th Annual Global Opportunities ConferenceNew York, NYPresenter: Hunt Ramsbottom, President & CEOSpeaking Time: 9:45 a.m. EDT (Presentation)

October 11, 20112011 Gasification Technologies ConferenceSan Francisco, CAPresenter: Harold Wright, Senior Vice President & Chief Technology OfficerSpeaking Time: 4:00 p.m. PDT (Presentation)

October 12-13, 2011Canadian Bio-Energy Association (CanBio) Annual National Conference and Trade ShowBioenergy: Driver of Socioeconomic GrowthToronto, CanadaAttendee: Chris Amey, Director of Project Development

October 13-14, 20113rd Annual RFS2, RINS & Biodiesel ForumChicago, ILAttendee: Jeff Spain, Senior Vice President of Finance and Accounting

October 17, 20112th International Conference on Stability, Handling and Use of Liquid FuelsBiomass to Liquid Fuels from Non-Food Sources - Life Cycle Assessment with Comparison to Other Alternative Fuels and ProcessSarasota, FLPresenter: Dr. Robert Freerks, Director of Product DevelopmentSpeaking Time: 11:40 a.m. EDT (Presentation)

October 31, 2011Forest Product Association of Canada: Biopathways Partnership Networking MeetingBio-based Solutions for Petroleum Based Supply ChainsCalgary, CanadaPresenter: Colin Campbell, Vice President of Business Development, CanadaSpeaking Time: 11:00 a.m. MDT (Presentation)

About Rentech, Inc.

Rentech, Inc. (www.rentechinc.com), incorporated in 1981, provides clean energy solutions and produces nitrogen fertilizer. The Company's Rentech-SilvaGas and Rentech-ClearFuels biomass gasification process can convert multiple biomass feedstocks into synthesis gas (syngas) for production of renewable fuels and power. Combining the gasification process with Rentech's unique application of syngas conditioning and clean-up technology and the patented Rentech Process based on Fischer-Tropsch chemistry, Rentech offers an integrated solution for production of synthetic fuels from biomass. The Rentech Process can also convert syngas from fossil resources into ultra-clean synthetic jet and diesel fuels, specialty waxes, and chemicals. Final product upgrading and acid gas removal technologies are provided under an alliance with UOP, a Honeywell company. Rentech is developing projects and offers licenses for these technologies for application in synthetic fuels and power facilities worldwide. Rentech Energy Midwest Corporation, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, manufactures and sells nitrogen fertilizer products including ammonia, urea ammonia nitrate solution and liquid and granular urea in the Mid Corn Belt region of the central United States.