CDTi Begins Shipments of SPGM DOC Technology to Panasonic Ecology Systems

Enters large and growing Chinese heavy duty retrofit market
Achieves milestone in commercialization of advanced materials strategy

OXNARD, Calif., Jan. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDTI) (“CDTi” or “the Company”) has begun supplying its new synergized-platinum group metal (SPGM™) diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) to Panasonic Ecology Systems Co., Ltd. with an initial focus on the China heavy duty retrofit market. Shipments are expected to grow throughout 2016.

Matthew Beale, CDTi’s Chief Executive Officer, stated: “With shipments to Panasonic, we achieved an important milestone for the Company in the commercialization of our advanced materials strategy. With our current agreement, we expect to reach a low single-digit million dollar annual revenue run rate by the end of the year. Furthermore, this agreement demonstrates our ability to take our technology platform currently used in the North American heavy duty market and deploy it in OEM-caliber products worldwide. We are working with Panasonic and others to explore additional projects that integrate our powder technology into the manufacturing process in multiple markets. The scope of our solution is not specific to one vehicle model. As such, our work with Panasonic gives us significant momentum as we pursue opportunities to expand into the world’s largest heavy duty markets, including China and India.”

As announced November 17, 2015, CDTi and Panasonic Ecology Systems Co., Ltd., which manufactures and sells environmental systems for the Panasonic Group, signed a supply agreement in which Panasonic Ecology Systems will combine its proprietary diesel particulate filter technology with CDTi’s SPGM DOC technology for the heavy duty diesel market in China.

About CDTi

CDTi develops advanced materials technology for the emissions control market. CDTi’s proprietary technologies provide high-value sustainable solutions to reduce hazardous emissions, increase energy efficiency and lower the carbon intensity of on- and off-road combustion engine systems. With a continuing focus on innovation-driven commercialization and global expansion, CDTi’s breakthrough Powder-to-Coat (P2C™) technology exploits its high-performance, advanced low-platinum group metal (PGM) emission reduction catalysts. Key technology platforms include Mixed Phase Catalyst (MPC^®), Base Metal Activated Rhodium Support (BMARS™), Synergized PGM (SPGM™), Zero PGM (ZPGM™) and Spinel™. For more information, please visit www.cdti.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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