Company Dedicates Claypool Biodiesel Plant

A French agricultural company dedicated its biodiesel production plant near the Kosciusko County town of Claypool yesterday. A spokesman for Louis Dreyfus Commodities says the plant will begin production in October. The company says it’s the largest integrated soybean-based production plant in the world. Governor Mitch Daniels attended yesterday’s dedication. He says the plant will help lessen the nation's reliance on traditional petroleum-based fuels.