October 24, 2007

Cargill to convert Indonesian feedlot waste to energy

US agribusiness giant Cargill Inc [CARG.UL] said on Tuesday (October 23) it started constructing a facility on turn Indonesian cattle feedlot waste into energy.

The anaerobic digester, scheduled to begin operating by February 2008, on PT Santosa Agrido's Lampung Bekri 23,000-cattle feedlot operation in Lampung/Sumatera, Indonesia, will convert cattle manure into 900 tonnes of methane gas annually that will be used to generate energy for the feedlot.