ADM Statements Regarding East Plant Incident

 

Company statement as of 4 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 25:

As of today, two colleagues remain in the hospital. We continue to prioritize outreach and support to our injured colleagues and their families as they recover. We resumed corn deliveries and normal operations at the corn plant last week, and we remain on track to restart the majority of protein production at the East Plant in the coming weeks. We are continuing to conduct a thorough investigation into the cause of the incident.

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Company statement as of 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 12:

As we continue the process to assess the damage to our processing complex in Decatur and begin the process to restore operations, our priority remains offering to support our four injured colleagues who remain in the hospital as well as their families. One colleague has been released. We are also providing counseling resources to colleagues on-site.

We are in the process of restarting operations at the corn plant and expect to resume normal operation levels in the coming days.

Raw material production capabilities at the East plant were impacted by the explosion. No damage occurred in the protein production area of the plant, and we are able to source raw materials from alternative facilities. We expect to restart the majority of protein production at the facility in the coming weeks. We will also leverage our vast transportation and origination network to meet customer needs until we can resume full operations at the plant.

Our investigation into the cause is ongoing.

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Company statement as of 12:15 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 11:

On Sunday, Sept. 10, at approximately 7:11 p.m., there was an explosion at the East Plant within ADM’s industrial complex in Decatur. Five employees remain in the hospital receiving treatment for their injuries, and our priority is providing our injured colleagues and their families support.

The main fire was extinguished overnight, and we are continuing to closely monitor and assess the extent of the damage to the complex as we investigate the cause of the incident.

The East plant, which produces soybean oil and white flake for soybean protein production, is down at this time, and the adjacent corn processing plant is also temporarily down until we can safely resume operations. 

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Company statement as of 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 10:

Tonight at approximately 7:11 p.m., there was an explosion at the East Plant within ADM's processing complex in Decatur. ADM immediately contacted the Decatur Fire Department, which remains on the scene. Several employees were injured and transported to the local hospital for treatment. Our thoughts are with our colleagues and their families. We do not have a confirmed cause at this time.