In Kansas, in a recently signed contract with KAAPA Partners Aurora, LLC, ICM has agreed to be the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for a portion of an ethanol plant upgrade in Aurora, Nebraska. The plant, owned by KAAPA Partners Aurora, L.L.C., will be retrofitted with ICM’s P10 Process Optimization™, which is designed to reduce […]
In Kansas, farmers in Kansas and Oklahoma will have access to the rapidly growing renewable fuels market after Scoular converts a facility in Goodland, Kansas, into a dual oilseed crush plant. Scoular announced today that it will recommission the former sunflower crush plant outside of Goodland that it purchased in 2021. The Nebraska-based agribusiness will […]
In Kansas, Whitefox announced that Western Plains Energy LLC will be the first US ethanol producer to install Whitefox ICE®-XL system at its 50 million gallons per year ethanol plant in Kansas. Derek Peine, CEO at Western Plains Energy said: “Since beginning operations in 2004, Western Plains has always been on the forefront of innovation […]
In Kansas, Kansas State University researchers are part of a five-year collaborative grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to improve oilseed crops for use as biofuels and other bioproducts. The researchers received nearly $1.9 million to better understand how changing the biochemistry of oilseed plants alters their oil production. The research group is working […]
In Kansas, ICM, Impacto Energia S/A and its sister company, Impacto Bioenergia, have agreed to build a new dry-mill ethanol production facility in Bahia, Brazil, with an estimated Q1 2025 start date. The greenfield plant, designed for a daily grinding capacity of 1,700 metric tons of corn, will be equipped with ICM’s proprietary Base Tricanter […]
In Kansas, Honeywell recently announced that Coffeyville Resources & Marketing, a wholly owned subsidiary of CVR Energy, has selected Honeywell for a feasibility study for lower-carbon hydrogen production in Coffeyville, Kansas. The study will evaluate the application of carbon capture and hydrogen purification as an emission reduction solution. The Coffeyville site is evaluating utilizing Honeywell […]
In Kansas, ICM and Agribrasil have signed an agreement to develop a greenfield dry-mill grain ethanol production facility near Canarana in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. The facility will utilize ICM’s proprietary process technologies, including Base Tricanter System™ for corn oil recovery, patented Selective Milling Technology™ for milling optimization, and patented Fiber Separation Technology™ […]
In Kansas, a company called Human Plant Solutions has developed lower-extremity prosthetics using a hemp fibers. The company was cofounded in 2017 by medical device entrepreneur Sam Spallitta and prosthetic technician Kyle Trivisonno after the two met at a hemp conference. The company is using hemp yarn sourced from China and automated knitting equipment […]
In Kansas, ICM has signed a second contract this year to install its Advanced Processing Package (APP), which will enable Lincolnland Agri-Energy to produce high-protein animal feed at its facility in Illinois. APP™ includes four patented and patent-pending separation technologies: Selective Milling Technology™, Fiber Separation Technology Next Gen™, Feed Optimization Technology™ and Thin Stillage Solids […]
In Kansas, Governor Laura Kelly applauded plans from Bartlett, a Savage Company, to invest $325 million in a large soybean crushing facility project in Montgomery County that will create 50 new jobs in Southeast Kansas. “Agriculture-based and renewable energy businesses are major economic drivers in Kansas, and I am extremely pleased to see Bartlett recognize […]
