The Iowa Bioprocessing Center
The IBC . . . . The Northeast corner of Monroe County is home to what the state has dubbed, the "Iowa Bioprocessing Center". It is a unique, multi-national partnership of leading bioprocessing operations that have led to over $1.4 billion in announced capital investment since 1985. Anchored by Cargill, Inc., the firms produce a multitude of products from Iowa corn and soybeans through bioprocessing.
The IBC Partners include:
(Click each link below to go to their corporate web site)
Ajinomoto Food Ingredients, LLC
EPCO Carbon Dioxide Products Inc.
Indian Hills Community College /
Iowa Bioprocess Training Center
Indian Hills Regional Development
Monroe County Board of Supervisors
TECUS (Technology & Engineering Center U.S.)
Products & Processes at
the Center include:
Corn Wet Milling
High Fructose Corn Syrup
Dextrose
Citric Acid
Feed Grade Lysine
Citrous Salt
Crude Corn Oil
CO2
Ethanol
Monosodium Glutamate
Natural Vitamin E
Dry Sweetners
Cyclodextrins
Itaconic Acid
Threonine
Glucosamine
New Industrial Park . . .
Construction was completed in the Fall of 2005 on a new 240 acre industrial park adjacent to the Iowa Bioprocessing Center.
The cooperative effort between Monroe County, Cargill, the Economic Development Administration, the Iowa Department of Transportation and AIDC paved two roads and create flexible lot sizes (10 - 80 acres) on Cargill-owned land. Click on the 2005 aerial to the right for a detailed layout of the park.
For more information, contact AIDC:
Click on the 2006 picture above for a larger view
Workforce . . .
Critical to the growth of the area, has been the availability of an outstanding, well educated workforce. The Iowa Bioprocess Training Center is a new $2 million training facility located at the IBC, built to take our workforce's hardworking, mid-western work ethic to the next step.
Built with the assistance of the industries, Federal, State and local governments, utilities and Indian Hills Community College, the facility will offer state of the art training in Bioprocess Technology to new and existing employees along with offering a Bioprocess Technology Degree program.
Iowa Bioprocess Training Center
For more information on the IBTC or IHCC - click here
Transportation . . .
With a semi arriving at Cargill's corn dump every 2.4 minutes, an excellent transportation system has been vital to the growth of the area.
A new 4-lane interstate is under construction from Des Moines to Burlington that passes less than a mile from the IBC. A new three-lane bridge over the Des Moines River was completed in the fall of 2005 and numerous intersection and turn lane improvements are near completion as as spring arrives.
Our outstanding transportation system has been one of our strongest advantages.
Click on the picture above for a larger view
Contact us:
Dave Johnson, President
Dan Tometich, CDS
AIDC
Bates Building
1 Benton Avenue West
Albia, Iowa 52531-1942
Tel. 641.932.7233
Fax. 641.932.3044
E-mail. aidc@iowatelecom.net
2005 Winter Aerial of IBC
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