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ST. JOSEPH, Mo., April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim has transitioned to renewable energy to power its largest U.S. manufacturing site, in St. Joseph, Mo., as part of a broader company commitment to environmental sustainability in the United States and around the world.
Wind energy now provides all electricity used at the site, where Boehringer Ingelheim employs nearly 1,000 people who manufacture vaccines for horses, pigs, cattle and other animals. Boehringer Ingelheim and its predecessor companies have manufactured animal health products in St. Joseph for more than a century.
Cimarron Bend Wind Farm in Clark County, Kansas is supplying the energy to Boehringer Ingelheim's manufacturing site in St. Joseph, Missouri.