American Soil Technologies Projects Next Year Sales Of $1,400,000 Of Agriblend In Mexico

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 2000--American Soil Technologies, Inc. (AST) today announced a $1,400,000 sales projection of its flagship product, Agriblend to Mexico in 2001.
Sunpride, Inc., a subsidiary of the Gerber Goldschmidt Group, having this year completed a series of tests in Mexico using the Agriblend Soil Amendment, has attained results that lead to the aggressive projections for next year. The Company will ship 700,000 pounds for 2001.
Shanna Decker, a Principal with Sunpride, said: "We are excited about the results obtained in Mexico in Agriblend yield and water savings and very optimistic about the long term future of AST's Agriblend product."
AST's Agriblend Division has also completed the training of all 26 offices of United Agri Products (UAP), a division of ConAgra, in the southwest. Johnny Dickinson, Agriblend Division's Senior V.P., Sales, said, "We are lucky to have a distributor of the quality of UAP with seasoned professionals in the area of Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma."

About the Gerber Goldschmidt Group, Inc.

The Gerber Goldschmidt Group is a $2 billion international holdings company with more than 30 worldwide branches in 22 countries. The Company offers services in many spheres of world trade, including exporting, importing, manufacturing and distribution and financing of a broad base of commercial activities. The Group's global offices represent leading organizations in the field of food, land and sea-based commodities, computer software and consulting, electronics, textiles, raw materials, machinery and tools, motor vehicles and other transport equipment, steel, plastics and pharmaceuticals.

About American Soil Technologies, Inc.

Formed in September 1999, American Soil Technologies has two divisions: Agriblend and Soil Wash Technologies. The Agriblend Division develops, manufactures and markets cutting-edge technology that decreases the need for water in agriculture and other plant growing environments while increasing crop yield and reducing the environmental damage caused by common farming practices. The Company also operates a Soil Washing facility in San Diego, CA and holds exclusive rights to a soil washing technology that removes hydrocarbon contaminants from soil. More product information can be found on the corporate Web site, located at www.americansoiltech.com.

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain as they are based on current expectations and assumptions concerning future events or future performance of the Company. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are only predictions and speak only as of the date hereof. In evaluating such statements, prospective investors should review carefully various risks and uncertainties identified in this release and matters set in the Company's SEC filings. These risks and uncertainties could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements.

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