July 11, 2007

ADM upgrades Indiana feed plant

ADM Alliance Nutrition, Inc. has upgraded its facility in Bluffton, Indiana to improve its feed manufacturing for dairy calves, dairy beef, beef, sheep, goats, wildlife and horses including MoorMan's® ShowTec® line of premium swine and ruminant show feeds.

The Bluffton facility upgrades include:

• New dual meal and pellet load-out systems to enable manufacturing of both bulk pelleted and meal feeds concurrently;
   
• New dual pelleting system where multiple-pelleted products can be manufactured concurrently;
   
• New texturized feed system to enhance product availability
   
• Addition of steam flaking system for corn;
   
• 15 new raw ingredient bins that greatly enhance ingredient flexibility and cost structure;
   
• Four new pellet supply working bins;
   
• Upgraded, state-of-the-art automated batching system.

Some of the new products from the Bluffton plant will be available to customers in Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.