New ADM Flour Mill in Mendota Offers Unparalleled Efficiency and Flexibility for Customers Across the Midwest

CHICAGO, Sept. 18, 2019—Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) joined local officials today to celebrate the opening of its new, state-of-the-art flour mill in Mendota, Illinois. It is the largest flour mill ever built from the ground up in North America.

“Our growth investment to design and build a cutting-edge production facility from the ground up highlights our commitment to growth for our customers, our shareholders and the state of Illinois,” said Kevin Like, president of ADM Milling. “This high-tech mill offers unparalleled advantages, including the most up-to-date monitoring and quality-control equipment; swift and efficient packing and transportation options; and the ability to mill a wide array of wheat varieties to ensure we are meeting the needs of all of our customers across the Midwest.”

The new, 30,000 cwts mill can mill spring, winter and soft wheat varieties plus two types of whole wheat. The mill features:

• A loop track with 110-car shuttle rail unloading capacity.
• Three milling units with centralized monitoring to ensure performance, consistency and security of supply.
• Three bulk truck load-outs and rail load-out capability.
• A high speed packer and 30,000-square-foot warehouse.
• A brand new lab with the most up-to-date quality-control equipment.
• An onsite transportation company, including a truck wash and an advanced truck facility utilizing RFID technology to ensure efficiency and accuracy.

“ADM has a long history of leading-edge innovation,” said Chris Cuddy, ADM senior vice president and president, Carbohydrate Solutions. “We are committed to setting the standard for technological innovation in our industry, from our unparalleled food and beverage ingredient portfolio, to our array of probiotics and other health-supporting ingredient offerings, to our growth investments in efficient, sustainable production facilities like the one in Mendota.”

About ADM
For more than a century, the people of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) have transformed crops into products that serve the vital needs of a growing world. Today, we’re one of the world’s largest agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, with approximately 40,000 employees serving customers in nearly 200 countries. With a global value chain that includes approximately 450 crop procurement locations, more than 330 food and feed ingredient manufacturing facilities, 62 innovation centers and the world’s premier crop transportation network, we connect the harvest to the home, making products for food, animal feed, industrial and energy uses. Learn more at www.adm.com.

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