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.
A central component of the project is a soybean crushing unit with a processing capacity of 300 tonnes per day.
South Africa’s grain economy is anchored by maize, supported by a structurally constrained wheat sector and a rapidly expanding soybean industry.