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The Fort Dodge Regional Airport welcomed CJ Bio America representatives from Chicago, Mexico, and Los Angeles on Thursday. The representatives flew in on the new United Express jet service to attend their G2 Project Groundbreaking Ceremony at the CJ Bio America plant, west of Fort Dodge. -Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Harry Jang, CEO of CJ North/South America, left, shakes hands with Fort Dodge Mayor Matt Bemrich following groundbreaking ceremony for a planned expansion at CJ Bio America on Thursday. The company is investing about $20 million in its Webster County plant to increase production of threonine, an amino acid used in types of livestock feed.
A new group has formed whose stated mission is to bring clarity and transparency to the sourcing of amino acids. Called Aminofacts, the group is querying manufacturers to get a picture of how these ingredients are made and where they come from.