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News from RNTK To: Syd Deem (4353 ) From: David Sheridan Friday, Apr 24 1998 11:47AM ET Reply # of 4354 Rentech Welcomes New Member to Its Board of Directors PR Newswire - April 24, 1998 11:31 RNTK %OIL %PER V%PRN P%PRN DENVER, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentech, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNTK), today announced the addition of John Ball, Jr., attorney at law, to the Board of Directors of Rentech, Inc. Mr. Ball is senior partner and the head of the Corporate Commercial Department for Keyser Mason Ball of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. A licensed attorney in the provinces of Nova Scotia and Ontario, Mr. Ball has been practicing corporate law since 1971. He is a prominent member of the Canadian Bar Association having chaired or vice chaired numerous committees including the Communications Committee, Finance Committee and served on The Executive of the Canadian Bar Association. From 1985 to 1995 Mr. Ball served as general counsel for Purolator Filters of Canada and was a member of its Board of Directors. During this timeframe Mr. Ball also acted as legal counsel to Pennzoil of Canada. Mr. Ball was recently nominated by his peers to vie for the position of Vice President of the Canadian Bar Association. Additionally, John is an instructor for the Bar Admission Course of the Law Society of Upper Canada at the Osgood Law School of the University of Toronto. As an active speaker throughout Canada and North America, John addresses various topics of business law and legal ethics in his presentations. Mr. Ball is a Director of the Mississauga Hospital Board and chair of its Bio-Ethics Committee as well as a past member of the Board of Regents of Mount Allison University. "Rentech is very pleased with the addition of John to the Rentech Board of Directors," stated Dennis L. Yakobson, President and CEO of Rentech. "We feel John's extensive background in international business practices and law will provide Rentech with valuable support and direction as we continue to grow and develop the Company." For more information please contact Mark Koenig, Director-investor Relations, Rentech, Inc. at (303) 298-8008 or E-Mall at RNTK1331@aol.com or visit Rentech's web site at www.gastoliquids.com. SOURCE Rentech, Inc. /CONTACT: Mark Koenig, Director-investor Relations of Rentech, Inc., 303-298-8008, or RNTK1331@aol.com/ /Web site: gastoliquids.com (RNTK)biz.yahoo.com Abi