US biodiesel plant damaged after fire breaks out
A fire broke out at a soybean processing and biodiesel plant in Indiana - severely disrupting production.
The blaze started at the Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) in Claypool in the US state and the affected systems were shut down as a result of the emergency.
Smoke had been detected in a baghouse, used for filtering dust and no employees were injured by the time the fire was brought under control.
Soybean deliveries were suspended at the plant on February 16. LDC said Claypool is the largest fully integrated soybean processing and biodiesel plant in the country.
The suspension of deliveries could slow production of soymeal and biodiesel at a time of high demand, Reuters reported.
Maintenance shutdowns at plants in Iowa and Minnesota in recent months have contributed to soaring prices for the animal feed and biofuel.
The Claypool plant has capacity to crush 175,000 bushels of soybeans a day and has been running 92% of that as actual crush capacity recently, according to an industry source.
The cause of the fire and the amount of damage were "undetermined" after the fire spread to the roof of the facility.
The blaze started at the Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) in Claypool in the US state and the affected systems were shut down as a result of the emergency.
Smoke had been detected in a baghouse, used for filtering dust and no employees were injured by the time the fire was brought under control.
Soybean deliveries were suspended at the plant on February 16. LDC said Claypool is the largest fully integrated soybean processing and biodiesel plant in the country.
The suspension of deliveries could slow production of soymeal and biodiesel at a time of high demand, Reuters reported.
Maintenance shutdowns at plants in Iowa and Minnesota in recent months have contributed to soaring prices for the animal feed and biofuel.
The Claypool plant has capacity to crush 175,000 bushels of soybeans a day and has been running 92% of that as actual crush capacity recently, according to an industry source.
The cause of the fire and the amount of damage were "undetermined" after the fire spread to the roof of the facility.
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