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Taian City, China - ShengdaTech Inc. ("ShengdaTech" or "The Company") a leading manufacturer of nano precipitated calcium carbonate ("NPCC") and a manufacturer of coal-based chemical products in Shandong Province, PRC, recently announced the Company will require additional time to close the acquisition of Jinan Fertilizer Co., Ltd., ("Jinan Fertilizer") and that the chemical facility in Tai'an City was closed as scheduled on October 31, 2008.

As previously disclosed, the Company is continuing its plan to acquire Jinan Fertilizer and consolidate its current Tai'an City coal-based chemical business into the Jinan operation. The acquisition process has encountered longer than expected delays in the government's completion of required procedural steps to finalize the acquisition. The Company believes that the closing, including all procedural steps and final negotiations, will be accomplished before the end of 2008.

Shandong Shengda Technology Co., Ltd ("Shengda Group"), an affiliate of the Company, has been managing the operations of Jinan Fertilizer since May of 2008 and has been negotiating to finalize the terms of the acquisition with the Jinan local government. Once complete, under a separate agreement, ShengdaTech will immediately start to purchase all Jinan Fertilizer operating assets from Shengda Group, which will conclude the acquisition process.

"Despite tremendous efforts over the past four months to ensure a smooth completion of the acquisition of Jinan Fertilizer, the government has encountered unexpected delays in completing all procedural steps required to finalize negotiation and approval for this transaction. Given the advanced stages of negotiations, we have decided that implementation of manufacturing back-up plans previously mentioned could, at this stage, result in additional delays in completing the acquisition and therefore not be in the best interests of the Company," said Mr. Xiangzhi Chen, President and CEO of ShengdaTech. "While this delay is a disappointment, it should be viewed as a relatively minor setback given the huge growth potential the acquisition presents to the Company. Therefore, we remain very optimistic and confident about our ownership of Jinan Fertilizer as it promises to strengthen our position in the coal-based chemical segment and signifies another major step in fulfilling the Company's long-term strategic plans for continued growth and profitability."

Confirms 2008 Business Outlook

ShengdaTech believes that even factoring in interruption in chemical sales of as much as two months, the Company continues to expect to meet its financial goals for 2008 due to strong performance of both the NPCC and the chemical segments through the first ten months of this year. Accordingly, the Company continues to expect 2008 revenues to meet or exceed prior guidance of $132 - $134M and net income to be within the prior guidance of $33 - $35M. This net income guidance includes the impact of additional interest expense related to the $115 million convertible notes issued in May and June of 2008, but excludes expenses related to the closure of the chemical facility in Tai'an City, and anticipated expenses related to the acquisition of Jinan Fertilizer. The Company currently estimates closing costs of the chemical facility in Tai'an City, including disposal of non-useable assets, to be approximately $3.0 - 3.5 million.

"While we will do everything we can to complete the transaction as soon as practical, we believe we are on track to meet our revenue and profit goals even if we do not close the acquisition of Jinan Fertilizer until the end of 2008," said Mr. Chen. "Given the continued strong demand for our NPCC products and the anticipated contribution of Jinan Fertilizer, we expect continued strong top and bottom-line performance in 2009 as we increase production of higher-margin chemical products and continue to expand our production capacity and leadership position in NPCC."

SOURCE: ShengdaTech, Inc.