Legumex Walker to build new canola processing plant in Washington
18 July 2011Legumex Walker, engaged in processing, marketing, and distributing pulses and canola products, has given notice to proceed with the construction of its 10th production facility, a canola oilseed processing plant, in Warden, Washington.
Located on a 52-acre site, the facility is the first in the US and will produce expeller-pressed canola oil and high-quality canola meal. The plant will be the first commercial-scale canola crushing operation west of the Rockie, to supply the expanding demand for canola products on the west coast of the US. Construction work on the facility is expected to be completed by late 2012 and is anticipated to be operational in 2013. The new processing plant is expected to create construction jobs and permanent jobs. Pacific Coast Canola, owned 85% by Legumex Walker and 15% by Glencore Grain Investment LLC, will operate the new canola processing facility. The plant will process 1,100 metric tonnes (MT) of canola per day and has a design output capacity of 142,500MT of canola oil and 227,000MT of canola meal per year. Industrial Construction Group, Inc. of Portland, will construct the plant under a guaranteed-maximum-price contract. Crown Iron Works Company will provide process engineering and equipment.
