Aemetis, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results Reflecting Strong Growth from India Biofuels Plant

Reports 145% year to date increase in biodiesel sales volumes from 15,176 metric tons to 37,104 metric tons

CUPERTINO, Calif. – November 14, 2019 - Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), an advanced renewable fuels and biochemicals company, today announced its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Aemetis' third quarter of 2019 included significant announcements related to the market expansion of its India plant and the opening of new customer segments in India:

• Third quarter revenues from India operations of $19.6M
  • 34% of consolidated company revenue for the third quarter of 2019
  • 76% increase from second quarter of 2019
  • 223% increase from the third quarter of the prior year
• Year to date revenues from India operations of $36.0M
  • 24% of consolidated company revenue for the first three quarters of 2019
  • 108% increase from the first three quarters of the prior year

"The Aemetis team in India is executing on a rapid increase in production and revenues to meet strong growth in domestic market demand for biofuels in India. The Aemetis team in the United States is building dairy digesters to produce renewable natural gas, constructing lower carbon production enhancements for our ethanol plant, and engineering the Aemetis Riverbank advanced biofuels plant," stated Eric McAfee, Chairman and CEO of Aemetis. "These four business units have provided solid revenue growth during 2019 and positioned Aemetis as a leading producer of low carbon renewable fuels and chemicals that improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, expand employment, and reduce dependence on imported crude oil in the U.S. and India."

In addition to four upgrades at the Aemetis ethanol plant near Modesto, Aemetis is completing the first phase of a $50+ million renewable natural gas project to collect and upgrade biogas from about a dozen dairies. Aemetis continues to advance its ultra-low carbon California cellulosic ethanol biorefinery, which is expected, upon completion, to add approximately $80 million of high margin revenues. Utilizing thousands of tons of waste wood from California's Central Valley, the Aemetis cellulosic ethanol biorefinery is expected to produce the state's lowest carbon ethanol fuel and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the process.

Today, Aemetis will host an earnings review call at 11:00 am Pacific (PT). For details on the call, visit: http://www.aemetis.com/investors/conference-calls/

For complete Earnings Release, please visit www.aemetis.com/aemetis-inc-reports-third-quarter-2019-financial-results-reflecting-strong-growth-from-india-biofuels-plant.

About Aemetis

Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Aemetis is an advanced renewable fuels and biochemicals company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of innovative technologies that replace traditional petroleum-based products by the conversion of ethanol and biodiesel plants into advanced biorefineries. Founded in 2006, Aemetis owns and operates a 60 million gallon per year ethanol production facility in the California Central Valley near Modesto. Aemetis also owns and operates a 50 million gallon per year renewable chemical and advanced fuel production facility on the East Coast of India producing high quality distilled biodiesel and refined glycerin for customers in India and Europe. Aemetis holds a portfolio of patents and related technology licenses for the production of renewable fuels and biochemicals. For additional information about Aemetis, please visit www.aemetis.com.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

We have provided non-GAAP measures as a supplement to financial results based on GAAP. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures is included in the accompanying supplemental data. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income/(loss) plus (to the extent deducted in calculating such net income) interest expense, loss on extinguishment, income tax expense, intangible and other amortization expense, depreciation expense, loss contingency on litigation and share-based compensation expense.

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