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CARGILL TO INVEST $50 MILLION IN ITS KANSAS SOYBEAN PROCESSING PLANT
Oct. 20, 2015
Feedstuffs magazine reports:
Cargill has announced plans to invest over $50 million to upgrade and increase the capacity of its soybean processing plant in Wichita, Kansas. The project is expected to be completed in 2017.
"Our Wichita facility is in a great location to buy soybeans and supply soybean meal to our livestock producers and customers," said John White, facility manager for Cargill's Wichita Grain & Oilseeds Supply Chain business. "We are very excited about making this long-term investment not just in our facility, but also in our commitment to our employees, our community, our farmer suppliers, and the variety of customers who use our soy based products."
Cargill has operated the Wichita soybean processing plant since the 1960s alongside its Cargill Dressing, Sauces and Oils refinery plant, which further processes most of the soybean oil produced on the site.
Cargill also recently completed a $10 million product line expansion in the refinery. Cargill employs about 70 people at this facility. Including Cargill's meat businesses, the company employs more than 1,000 people in Wichita.
"We will be upgrading the plant's processing equipment, automation and controls, utilities and much more to keep pace with current and future farmer supply and customer demand," White said.
"We expect to increase our production by 30 percent when the project is completed. It's another positive example of Cargill's commitment to be the global leader in nourishing people."
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