NEW YORK, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Answering the Nation's call for dramatic increases in renewable fuel use over the next 10 years, Renewable Trading Services, LLC announced today the launch of RINMARK(TM), an Internet based exchange platform for the purpose of trading RIN credits in the United States. The RINMARK(TM) exchange addresses each of the trading requirements established in the EPA's final rule for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), first implemented on September 1, 2007 and since expanded with the passage of the 2007 Energy Bill.

Trading will begin January 30, 2008, following a web based conference (RIN Trading Webinar) on January 16, 2008. The next phase of electronic trading will commence by the end of the first quarter of this year. The RIN Trading Webinar will be hosted by the RINSTAR(TM) Renewable Fuel Registry and will serve to introduce participants from all over the industry to the new exchange and the economic factors which will drive the market. Registration for the webinar is offered on a first-come first-served basis at http://www.RINMARK.com.

"This state-of-the-art RIN Exchange platform has been designed by Belzberg Technologies Inc., with both business and the financial institutions in mind. By working with the Renewable Fuel Registry we are able to deliver verifiable RINs to the marketplace, day-in and day-out", said Stephen Tobias, president of Renewable Trading Services, LLC. The Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007, has been the legislative vehicle of choice for reducing the carbon footprint of motor fuels on the environment in the United States.

With a new CAFE standard of 35 mpg and a Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) that increases previously mandated levels by over 300%, the new laws effectively serve to drive industry towards more environmentally responsible alternatives.

At the heart of the RFS is a credit trading program based upon the Renewable Identification Number (RIN). RINs are serial numbers assigned to ethanol and other bio-fuels when originally manufactured or otherwise introduced into the U.S. marketplace by producers or importers. Companies throughout the renewable fuel and petroleum supply chain are participating on the RINSTAR(TM) Renewable Fuel Registry, where RIN numbers are registered and validated before transferring title to another party.

"We have already handled 39,321 individual transactions on RINSTAR(TM), accounting for validation of over 600 million gallon-RINs in the first 4 months of operation", said Clayton McMartin, president of the Clean Fuels Clearinghouse - developer and administrating company of the RINSTAR(TM) Renewable Fuel Registry.

The independent 3rd party registry provides the industry with its patent pending validation service, delivering the confidence that environmental credit traders require when executing strategic business plans built upon this emerging market. Renewable Trading Services, LLC is being formed by AgriFuels, LLC, Belzberg Technologies (USA) Inc., I.A. Englander & Co. Inc. and Freedom Group Inc. delivering an electronic environmental credit exchange platform open to all parties interested in trading RINs. RINSTAR(TM) Renewable Fuels Registry is a product of Clean Fuels Clearinghouse, a company formed in 2001 for the purpose of delivering business solutions for cleaner fuels.