Officials Break Ground for Claypool Biofuel Plant

Governor Daniels, Lt. Governor Skillman and other officials broke ground this morning on the world’s largest biodiesel production plant near the southern Kosciusko County town of Claypool. At the groundbreaking ceremony, Daniels said, “Agribusiness is a core element of our economic comeback plan, and renewable energy production is the lead item in the agricultural component of our strategy.” Plant owner Louis Dreyfus Agriculture Industries expects the facility to produce up to 250,000 gallons of biodiesel per day, totaling more than 80 million gallons per year. An integrated on-site soybean processing plant will provide about 260,000 metric tons of soybean oil for the biodiesel production.