Construction has begun on a Geismar plant in which Tyson Foods Inc. and Syntroleum Corp. will use grease and animal fats to produce diesel and jet fuel. Tyson says the $138 million project remains on schedule for a 2010 production start. Springdale, Ark.-based Tyson and Tulsa, Okla.-based Syntroleum formed a joint venture, Dynamic Fuels LLC, to build the refinery. The first concrete foundations were poured almost a month ago, and the companies say the project remains on budget. Equipment for the plant has been ordered and is scheduled for delivery by the second and third quarters. Staffing is expected to start in the middle of 2009. The plant is expected to produce 75 million gallons of fuel annually from fat from chicken, beef and pork.
Construction starts on Geismar biofuel plant
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