Cargill to Expand Ethanol plant in Iowa

07/25/2007

Cargill has plans to expand the ethanol production capacity by 110 million gallons per year at its Eddyville, Iowa, corn-processing complex. This would increase the facility's ethanol capacity from 35 million gallons per year to 145 million gallons per year, in order to achieve economies of scale. The majority of Eddyville's production capacity would continue to be devoted to food-related manufacturing.

Pending permitting and other approvals, construction will begin in early 2008 with new production commencing in late 2009. Cargill expects to hire 30 to 50 additional full-time employees in connection with the facility's operation.