ADM announces expansion of oilseed processing capacity in the United States.

ADM announced on Thursday (30) a plan to expand its oilseed processing capacity in the United States, in response to growing demand driven by the biofuel market. According to a company statement, the project will add 700,000 tons per year of crushing capacity at its Frankfort (Indiana), Deerfield (Missouri), Lincoln (Nebraska) and Spiritwood (North Dakota) plants. According to the company, the expansion represents an additional demand of more than 25 million bushels of oilseeds produced by American farmers. In Frankfort (Indiana), ADM will expand storage capacity and modernize equipment, with completion scheduled for the end of 2028. At the Deerfield (Missouri) plant, investments will be directed towards transportation, rolling, extraction and utilities systems. The works are expected to be completed between the end of 2028 and the beginning of 2029. The Lincoln (Nebraska) plant will undergo improvements in bran storage and interventions to eliminate operational bottlenecks, also with completion scheduled for the end of 2028. In Spiritwood (North Dakota), a unit operated through the Green Bison joint venture, in partnership with Marathon Petroleum Corporation, operational optimizations and equipment upgrades will be carried out, with completion scheduled for mid-2028. In a statement, the president of ADM's Agricultural and Oilseed Services division for North America, Gary McGuigan, stated that the growth in demand is creating new opportunities for the North American agricultural sector. "Strong demand — sustained by the US biofuel policy — is generating opportunities for farmers and the American agricultural sector in general," said the executive.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.