In Singapore, ADM opened its Biopolis research hub in Singapore. The lab will develop next-level, on-trend and nutritious products to meet growing food and beverage demand in the Asia-Pacific region. The ADM Biopolis research hub in Singapore features a wide range of capabilities, including a food and flavor analytic lab; a beverage and dairy applications […]
In Illinois, ADM has decided to reopen two mothballed ethanol mills. “We’ve been carefully monitoring a wide variety of industry ethanol conditions, and in recent weeks, we’ve seen consistent signs pointing to accelerating demand for domestic ethanol. Inventories across the industry are steadily coming down, China is importing volumes, we continue to expect driving miles […]
In Illinois, the Ohio Country Journal reports Wisconsin ethanol producers United Wisconsin Grain Producers, Didion Ethanol, Ace Ethanol, Fox River Valley Ethanol, Badger State Ethanol and Iowa producer Pine Lake Corn had until Wednesday to respond to ADM’s intent to have their antitrust cases against the company dismissed. ADM filed for dismissal of the suit […]
In Illinois, Reuters reports that ADM says China has bought around 200 million gallons of ethanol for H1 2021, equal to its previous record for total annual imports of US-origin corn-based ethanol achieved in 2016. China used to be a regular buyer of US ethanol but the trade war launched by President Trump against China […]
In Minnesota, Calyxt, Inc., a plant-based technology company, contracted to sell all 2020 grain production of its high oleic soybean to ADM. The total purchases represent approximately four million bushels of high oleic soybean grain. ADM is responsible to crush the grain and will market and sell the resulting oil and meal. Calyxt’s high oleic […]
In Nebraska, Bloomberg reports that as ethanol demand continues to be hit by the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic raging across the US, ADM has taken the decision to idle its Columbus dry ethanol mill through December 27 due to excessive corn supplies. The company’s two dry mill plants it idled in April at […]
In Illinois, Law.com reports that United Wisconsin Grain Producers, Ace Ethanol and a host of other corn producers in the region have filed an antitrust suit against Archer Daniel Midland in Illinois Central District Court alleging the company manipulated ethanol prices. Over the summer, Green Plains filed a similar suit against ADM in Nebraska but […]
As reported in The Digest recently, ADM (Archer Daniels Midland) and Japan-based Spiber partnered up to expand production of biobased polymers, called Brewed Protein polymers, produced through a fermentation process that utilizes sugars and microbes instead of petrochemical or animal-derived raw materials, for use in apparel, auto parts, high-performance foams, and other consumer products. In […]
In Minnesota, Platts reports ADM’s chief financial officer said in an earnings call on Oct. 30 that it may bring its two idled dry mill ethanol mills in Iowa and Nebraska back online during the first half of next year. The two facilities, which together can produce 575 million gallons per year, were temporarily mothballed […]
In Nebraska, DTN reports ADM is trying to get a legal spat over alleged ethanol market manipulation brought by Green Plains in a Nebraska federal court shifted to Illinois where two similar cases with Midwest Renewable Energy and Switzerland-based AOT Holdings are currently underway. The class-action lawsuit filed in July by Green Plains accuses ADM […]
