NDSP connects soybean producers with end users through the production of high-quality food and fuel products. Their goal was to create additional value by processing soybeans in the upper Midwest, rather than exporting them for further processing. To accomplish this, NDSP needed to increase soybean processing capacity in North Dakota by building a new greenfield soybean processing facility and vegetable oil refinery.
KFI lead the project team and drove the project schedule while prioritizing the budget and project goals. In addition to leading the project engineering team, KFI performed the following services:
The new soybean processing facility allows farmers to deliver soybeans and pick up soybean meal to feed their livestock, connecting the producers with the end users. Because of high demand for soybeans, the value has increased, leading to higher profits for local producers. KFI helped achieve NDSP’s goals by designing a facility that was delivered under budget and on schedule.
The facility includes a 3,750 metric-tons-per-day soybean processing facility and an 800 short ton-per-day refined, bleached, and deodorized (RBD) vegetable oil refinery. NDSP now has crushing capacity to process two thirds of the state’s soybean crop, adding increased value to an agriculture-driven economy.
