The facility can process 70,000 tonnes of raw materials a year, turning shea into butter and soybeans into oil and oilseed cake.
The facility is expected to process 80 million bushels of soybeans annually, producing about 1 billion pounds of soybean oil and 2 million tons of soybean meal.
The facility employs clean-label oilseed processing technology to operate as the world’s first agro-industrial plant with an end-to-end hydrocarbon-free extraction process from raw bean to finished ingredient.
The renewed push for US oilseeds comes as Brazilian and Argentine suppliers typically dominate global agricultural trade.
Construction is expected to begin in the coming weeks, with the facility targeted for completion in fall 2028.