News Brief
Smithfield Foods Biodiesel
Smithfield Foods, Inc.—America’s largest producer of hogs and leading processor and marketer of fresh pork and processed meats—plans to build a $20 million
facility to convert swine waste into biodiesel fuel as part of the BEST BioFuel partnership. The facility will convert manure into biomethanol, which can be used to produce biodiesel (see EBN
Vol. 12, No. 1). Construction of the facility, to be located near Milford in southwestern Utah, began in March and could be completed by October of this year. Smithfield is online at
Published April 1, 2003 Permalink Citation
(2003, April 1). Smithfield Foods Biodiesel. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/smithfield-foods-biodiesel
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