Groundbreaking of North Dakota’s First-Ever Dedicated Soybean Crushing Plant

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SPIRITWOOD,
ND – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) celebrated the groundbreaking of North
Dakota’s first-ever devoted soybean crushing plant and refinery with ADM,
Marathon Petroleum, Governor Doug Burgum (R-ND), Senator John Hoeven (R-ND),
Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), native leaders, and North Dakota’s
agricultural neighborhood in Spiritwood, ND.  

“As we speak
is a superb day for North Dakota. This groundbreaking is a celebration of our
spectacular soybean producers, sturdy gasoline manufacturing business, and
foresight of native leaders,” stated Senator Cramer. “Inexperienced Bison
Soy Processing will present good-paying jobs, extra financial alternatives
for Spiritwood and Jamestown, and extra dependable and worthwhile markets for
producers within the space. This venture wouldn’t be doable with out the work of
our state and native leaders over the previous few years to make this occur,
particularly the Financial institution of North Dakota, whose monetary management made this
doable. I look ahead to seeing this facility in motion by subsequent yr’s
harvest.”

Background: 

In
Could 2021, ADM introduced its plan to construct the roughly $350 million
soybean crushing and refinery complicated. Primarily based in Spiritwood, the may have the
capability to course of 150,000 bushels of soybeans per day. The ability is
anticipated to be full previous to the 2023 harvest. Study extra right here. 

In
August 2021, ADM and Marathon Petroleum introduced a three way partnership utilizing North
Dakota-processed soybean oil for renewable diesel manufacturing. Marathon invested
in ADM’s soybean crushing plant close to the Spiritwood Vitality Park, with the
refined soybean oil being solely provided to Marathon’s renewable diesel
facility in Dickinson. Study extra right here. 

“The
ADM and Marathon partnership highlights the ingenuity of our agriculture and
power producers whereas offering extra funding and jobs for staff,” stated
Senator Cramer.