Cargill broke ground on new feed facility in Lewisburg, Ohio, that will be focused on antibiotic-free protein production.

November 10, 2017

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Cargill breaks ground on $50m Ohio feed facility

Cargill is expanding its presence in Ohio with a $50 million investment in a new premix and nutrition plant in Lewisburg, Ohio.

Cargill broke ground Nov. 8 on the 220,000 sq. ft. facility, which will sit on the same site as its current operation on State Route 503. The expansion will be completed in the spring of 2019 and will result in a dozen new jobs in the Lewisburg area.

“This state-of-the-art facility will better help us meet evolving customer needs and preferences for antibiotic-free meat, milk and egg products,” said Dean Barker, business operations director for Cargill's premix and nutrition business in the U.S. “Given these consumer preferences, it is important for us to invest in new and enhanced manufacturing capabilities.”

The new plant will be dedicated to manufacturing, non-medicated and antibiotic-free animal nutrition products for current and prospective U.S. customers. The facility will have four production lines and will produce roughly 86,000 tons of animal nutrition products per year.

The plant will support Cargill's Provimi brand of animal nutrition premixes and products, along with additives and specialty and custom blends. Cargill's existing facility on the site will be dedicated to producing medicated products that are important to maintaining the health and well-being of livestock and poultry.

“It's important for us to have separate facilities to ensure product quality for our customers,” Barker said. “We understand our customers have different preferences and product requirements, and this new facility will help us deliver those choices.”

Cargill said the facility will have the latest manufacturing technology to increase employee safety and lower product quality risks. The Lewisburg facility joins six other Cargill premix feed and nutrition manufacturing facilities across the U.S. in Guymon, Okla.; Hereford and Weatherford, Texas; Fremont, Neb., and Lewisburg.

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