NEW YORK, March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Gushan Environmental Energy Limited ("Gushan" or the "Company"; NYSE: GU), a leading producer of biodiesel and manufacturer of recycled copper products in China, today announced that the special committee of its Board of Directors, formed to consider a proposal by Mr. Jianqiu Yu, Chairman and Principal Executive Officer of Gushan, to acquire all of the outstanding ordinary shares of the Company not currently owned, legally or beneficially, by Mr. Yu in a "going-private" transaction (the "Proposed Transaction"), has retained PiperJaffray as its financial advisor, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as its international legal counsel, and Walkers as its Cayman Islands legal counsel to assist the special committee in its work.

The special committee is continuing its evaluation of the Proposed Transaction. No assurance can be given that any definitive offer will be made, that any agreement will be executed or that this or any other transaction will be approved or consummated.

About Gushan Environmental Energy Limited

Gushan is a leader in the China biodiesel industry, in terms of annual production capacity, and one of the leading biodiesel producers in Asia, in terms of nominal capacity. Gushan produces biodiesel, a renewable, clean-burning and biodegradable fuel and a raw material used to produce chemical products, primarily from used cooking oil, and by-products from biodiesel production, including glycerine and plant asphalt. Gushan sells biodiesel directly to users, such as marine vessel operators and chemical factories, as well as to petroleum wholesalers and individual retail gas stations. The Company has seven production facilities, located in the Sichuan, Hebei, Fujian and Hunan provinces and in Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing, with a combined annual production capacity of 490,000 tons. Gushan's Sichuan production facility is currently in operation. Gushan also operates a copper products business through Engen Investments Limited ("Engen"), a 75%-owned subsidiary, that manufactures copper rods, copper wires, copper granules and copper pads primarily from recycled copper. Currently, Engen has two plants, with a daily production capacity of approximately 210 tons of recycled copper products.

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    Elizabeth Cheek                            Rico Ngai
    Hill & Knowlton (New York)                 Hill & Knowlton (Hong Kong)
    Tel: (1) 212 885 0682                      Tel: (852) 2894 6204
    Email: elizabeth.cheek@hillandknowlton.com Email: rico.ngai@hillandknowlton.com.hk
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