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Biodiesel Plant Facts | Quality Commitment | Grand Opening | Career Opportunities | News

High Plains Bioenergy is a renewable energy company focused on producing high-quality alternative fuels from the Seaboard Foods integrated system.

High Plains Bioenergy’s first endeavor is a 30 million-gallon-per-year biodiesel plant that uses animal fats, including pork fat from the Seaboard Foods’ Guymon processing plant, and vegetable oils as the feedstock for biodiesel. These fats and oils go through a chemical process called transesterification to separate glycerin from animal fats and vegetable oils.
This process creates two products — methyl esters, the chemical name for biodiesel, and glycerin, a valuable byproduct used in food, feed, drugs, cosmetics and lubricants. The plant uses Desmet Ballestra technology to exceed the ASTM D-6751 specification — the industry standard for high-quality biodiesel.

Quality Commitment

The goal of High Plains Bioenergy is to produce the highest quality biodiesel fuel:

• With a focus on exceeding our customers' expectations and providing complete customer satisfaction.
• To fully comply with all requirements as a BQ-9000 Producer as described by the National Biodiesel Accreditation Commission.
• To exceed the requirements of ASTM D6751 specifications.
• Appropriately aligned with National Biodiesel Board recommendations.
• For the long-term benefit of both our customers and our company.

Biodiesel Plant Facts
Capacity:	30 million gallons annually
Feedstock:	Multi-feedstock: vegetable oils and animal fats, including pork fat from the Seaboard Foods Guymon pork processing plant.
Plant Location:	Guymon, Okla. This biodiesel plant is located next to Seaboard Foods’ Guymon pork processing plant.
Plant Contractor:	Wanzek
Plant Technology:	Desmet Ballestra
Employees:	30 to 35 at full capacity

Grand Opening
The plant opened in March 2008 and a grand opening was held April 24, 2008. View photos of the grand opening and the plant construction.

Career Opportunities For career opportunities with High Plains Bioenergy, visit the Seaboard Foods Online Career Center or call the Seaboard Foods Career Center Hotline at 877-562-7675.

News
Get the latest news about High Plains Bioenergy and Seaboard Foods at the Seaboard Foods News Center.

Watch a news clip from Oklahoma Horizon TV about the plant grand opening.