What is the Capacity of the Claypool Plant When It is Fully Functional?
LD Claypool is the largest integrated soybean-based biodiesel plant in the world: > The plant can crush 50 million bushels of soybeans, more than 17 percent of all the soybeans grown in Indiana. > The plant can produce over 1 million tons of soybean meal to be used in feedstock. > The plant can produce over 88 million gallons of soy-based biodiesel. > Moreover, the plant can produce over 80 million pounds of glycerin as a by-product to be used in soaps and detergents. > To put it more colorfully, one could drive 3.5 billion miles (thats around the world 140,000 times) with the amount of fuel LD Claypool is producing. In addition, the plant will purchase approximately $450 million worth of soybeans from local and regional producers.
