Item 8.01 Other Events.
On September 14, 2009, Darling International Inc. ("Darling") issued
a press release announcing that it has joined with a subsidiary of
Valero Energy Corporation ("Valero") to take initial steps towards
the formation of a joint venture to build a facility capable of
producing renewable diesel on a site adjacent to Valero's St.
Charles refinery near Norco, Louisiana and that Darling and Valero
will jointly seek a loan guarantee for the proposed joint venture
from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Energy Policy Act of
2005. A decision to move forward with the joint venture project is
subject to a number of contingencies, including, without limitation,
securing appropriate funding and approval of both parties' boards of
directors. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1.
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