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NEWS RELEASE
February 10, 1999




Scope Industries (AMEX: SCP) has agreed to purchase, through its wholly-owned
subsidiary Scope Products, Inc., the bakery waste recycling business of Darling
International Inc. (AMEX: DAR). The business, known as International Processing
Corporation, consists of manufacturing facilities located in Georgia, Illinois,
Indiana, Kansas, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas which process waste
bakery materials into animal feed. The purchase of the bakery waste recycling
business is to be an all cash purchase for $22,000,000. The transaction is
expected to be completed and be effective in early April, 1999, subject to
completing certain conditions including receiving appropriate regulatory
approvals.




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NEWS RELEASE
For April 6, 1999


                              ACQUISITION COMPLETED


Scope Industries (AMEX: SCP) announced the completion, effective on April 4,
1999, of its purchase of all the outstanding stock of International Processing
Corporation and related subsidiaries from Darling International Inc. (AMEX:
DAR).