EcoSynthetix Inc. Announces Inclusion on S&P/TSX SmallCap and Clean Technology Indices

BURLINGTON, ON, Sept. 21, 2012 /CNW/ - EcoSynthetix Inc. (TSX:ECO), a renewable chemicals company that produces a family of commercially proven bio-based products, today announced that it will be included on the S&P/TSX SmallCap Index and S&P/TSX Clean Technology Index, effective after the close of trading today, September 21, 2012.

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announced the results of its annual review of the indices and the inclusion of EcoSynthetix Inc. on Friday, September 14, 2012.

"As we continue to drive sales for our EcoSphere^® biolatex^® binders, our inclusion on the S&P/TSX SmallCap and Clean Technology Indices will support our trading liquidity and raise our profile with prospective investors," said John van Leeuwen, Chief Executive Officer of EcoSynthetix.

The S&P/TSX SmallCap Index provides an investable index for the Canadian small cap market. The index is float adjusted and market cap weighted, and was developed with industry input as the ideal benchmark for investors with small cap exposure in the Canadian equity markets. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) serves as the distributor of both real-time and historical data for this index.

The S&P/TSX Clean Technology Index measures performance of companies listed on the TSX whose core business is the development of green technologies and sustainable infrastructure solutions. Constituents are screened by Jantzi Sustainalytics, one of the world's leading providers of environmental, social, and governance research and analysis.

About EcoSynthetix Inc. (www.ecosynthetix.com)
EcoSynthetix Inc. is a renewable chemicals company specializing in bio-based products that can be used as inputs in industrial manufacturing for a wide range of consumer products. The Company's products offer a reduced carbon footprint and are marketed primarily on the basis of lower cost, stable pricing and equal or superior performance. EcoSynthetix's lead product, EcoSphere^® biolatex^® binders, is used commercially by a number of the global top 20 manufacturers in the coated paper and paperboard industry.

Forward Looking Statements
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SOURCE: EcoSynthetix Inc.

EcoSynthetix Inc.
John van Leeuwen
Chief Executive Officer
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Investor Relations
Ross Marshall
TMX Equicom
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