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Released April 16, 2025 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--While the images conjured of North Dakota and South Dakota are often cold, barren plains, the two states are home to a significant amount of industrial projects. Industrial Info is tracking more than $2 billion in projects presently under construction in the two states, covering a range of sectors from windfarms to medical supplies plants.
Among the largest projects of either state is one that touches on the area's agricultural traditions. In late 2023, South Dakota Soybean Processors (SDSP) (Volga, South Dakota) broke ground on a grassroot soybean processing plant in Mitchell. Construction is expected to be completed later this year, when the plant will begin ramping up to its full processing capacity of 35 million bushels per year. SDSP processes different grades of soybeans, including GMO (genetically modified), non-GMO and organic. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Food & Beverage Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Another agricultural project is bringing a Food & Beverage Industry project to North Dakota--this one involving sugar beets. One of the most prolific regions for U.S. sugar beet production is the Red River Valley, which spans the borders of eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota. While Minnesota consistently ranks highest in U.S. sugar beet production, North Dakota is in the top three states for production (joining Minnesota and Idaho). In the midst of the North Dakota portion of the Red River Valley is Drayton, a small town of less than a thousand people whose main employer is American Crystal Sugar Company (Moorhead, Minnesota), which operates a large sugar refinery on the outskirts of town. Last summer, general contractor Wrigley Mechanical Incorporated (Fargo, North Dakota) began making improvements to the plant, specifically its tower diffusers.
A sugar mill's tower diffusers present an efficient way of extracting sugar from beets or cane by using a countercurrent of hot water to dissolve the sugar. The method offers higher extraction rates and potentially lower energy consumption than other extraction methods. This process of extracting sugar from the beets, diffusion, entails the water leaching the sugar from the plant material. American Crystal Sugar is aiming for higher output with this method by constructing an additional 120-foot diffuser tower and upgrading an existing diffuser tower from 100 to 120 feet. A taller tower provides more contact with the hot water, meaning more efficient extraction and more sugar. The new and improved towers are expected to be completed this summer, in time for the sugar beet harvest, which usually occurs in October in North Dakota. Subscribers can click here for more details of the project.
The two states' relatively sparse populations isn't leading to the crunch in power supply being seen in other states, but a couple of power generation projects involving wind are underway in North Dakota. Orsted A/S (Fredericia, Denmark) is constructing the grassroot Badger Windfarm near Wishek, which will use 79 turbines to generate more than 250 megawatts (MW) at maximum output.
About 140 miles northwest of Wishek and toward the geographical center of North Dakota, NextEra Energy Incorporated (NYSE:NEE) (Juno Beach, Florida) is at work on a fourth phase of construction at its Oliver County Windfarm. Phase IV includes erecting 73 turbines rated at 2.82 MW each to provide about another 200 MW of power. The project is set to be completed this fall, followed by Orsted's project in 2026. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the Orsted and NextEra projects.
Tapes and dressings represent important components in the treatment of both accidental wounds and surgical incisions. In Brookings, South Dakota, 3M spinoff Solventum Corporation (Saint Paul, Minnesota) is addressing this issue in a project that is about halfway through its three-year construction timeline. General contractor Clark Drew Construction Incorporated (Brookings, South Dakota) is in the process of building out a 200,000-square-foot building that includes manufacturing space, wet labs, shipping docks and warehousing for the production of surgical supplies such as tapes, films and dressings. The project kicked off in late 2023 and is expected to be completed toward the end of next year. Subscribers can click here for more details of the project.
While the tapes and films developed by Solventum require adhesive technologies, something at which parent company 3M excels, adhesives for the electronics and electric vehicle (EV) sectors are in the sights of The Henkel Group (Dusseldorf, Germany) as it wraps up construction of a grassroot adhesives plant in Brandon, next to the company's existing thermal management materials plant. While the existing plant manufactures a variety of materials under the Loctite and Bergquist brands, including super glue, construction adhesives, foam sealant and epoxies, the new plant will manufacture a range of thermal interface materials and adhesives used in electronics and EVs. In EVs, adhesives are used for bonding battery boxes, bonding magnets in electric motors and forming gaskets, among other uses. Henkel turned dirt on the new plant in 2022 and expects to complete the project in the coming months. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Chemical Processing Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
Among the largest projects of either state is one that touches on the area's agricultural traditions. In late 2023, South Dakota Soybean Processors (SDSP) (Volga, South Dakota) broke ground on a grassroot soybean processing plant in Mitchell. Construction is expected to be completed later this year, when the plant will begin ramping up to its full processing capacity of 35 million bushels per year. SDSP processes different grades of soybeans, including GMO (genetically modified), non-GMO and organic. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Food & Beverage Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Another agricultural project is bringing a Food & Beverage Industry project to North Dakota--this one involving sugar beets. One of the most prolific regions for U.S. sugar beet production is the Red River Valley, which spans the borders of eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota. While Minnesota consistently ranks highest in U.S. sugar beet production, North Dakota is in the top three states for production (joining Minnesota and Idaho). In the midst of the North Dakota portion of the Red River Valley is Drayton, a small town of less than a thousand people whose main employer is American Crystal Sugar Company (Moorhead, Minnesota), which operates a large sugar refinery on the outskirts of town. Last summer, general contractor Wrigley Mechanical Incorporated (Fargo, North Dakota) began making improvements to the plant, specifically its tower diffusers.
A sugar mill's tower diffusers present an efficient way of extracting sugar from beets or cane by using a countercurrent of hot water to dissolve the sugar. The method offers higher extraction rates and potentially lower energy consumption than other extraction methods. This process of extracting sugar from the beets, diffusion, entails the water leaching the sugar from the plant material. American Crystal Sugar is aiming for higher output with this method by constructing an additional 120-foot diffuser tower and upgrading an existing diffuser tower from 100 to 120 feet. A taller tower provides more contact with the hot water, meaning more efficient extraction and more sugar. The new and improved towers are expected to be completed this summer, in time for the sugar beet harvest, which usually occurs in October in North Dakota. Subscribers can click here for more details of the project.
The two states' relatively sparse populations isn't leading to the crunch in power supply being seen in other states, but a couple of power generation projects involving wind are underway in North Dakota. Orsted A/S (Fredericia, Denmark) is constructing the grassroot Badger Windfarm near Wishek, which will use 79 turbines to generate more than 250 megawatts (MW) at maximum output.
About 140 miles northwest of Wishek and toward the geographical center of North Dakota, NextEra Energy Incorporated (NYSE:NEE) (Juno Beach, Florida) is at work on a fourth phase of construction at its Oliver County Windfarm. Phase IV includes erecting 73 turbines rated at 2.82 MW each to provide about another 200 MW of power. The project is set to be completed this fall, followed by Orsted's project in 2026. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the Orsted and NextEra projects.
Tapes and dressings represent important components in the treatment of both accidental wounds and surgical incisions. In Brookings, South Dakota, 3M spinoff Solventum Corporation (Saint Paul, Minnesota) is addressing this issue in a project that is about halfway through its three-year construction timeline. General contractor Clark Drew Construction Incorporated (Brookings, South Dakota) is in the process of building out a 200,000-square-foot building that includes manufacturing space, wet labs, shipping docks and warehousing for the production of surgical supplies such as tapes, films and dressings. The project kicked off in late 2023 and is expected to be completed toward the end of next year. Subscribers can click here for more details of the project.
While the tapes and films developed by Solventum require adhesive technologies, something at which parent company 3M excels, adhesives for the electronics and electric vehicle (EV) sectors are in the sights of The Henkel Group (Dusseldorf, Germany) as it wraps up construction of a grassroot adhesives plant in Brandon, next to the company's existing thermal management materials plant. While the existing plant manufactures a variety of materials under the Loctite and Bergquist brands, including super glue, construction adhesives, foam sealant and epoxies, the new plant will manufacture a range of thermal interface materials and adhesives used in electronics and EVs. In EVs, adhesives are used for bonding battery boxes, bonding magnets in electric motors and forming gaskets, among other uses. Henkel turned dirt on the new plant in 2022 and expects to complete the project in the coming months. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Chemical Processing Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
