PureField Ingredients completes CO2 capture facility in Kansas, storing 150,000 metric tons per year
commercialbaking.comPureField Ingredients has finished building a carbon capture and sequestration facility at its wheat processing plant in Russell, Kansas. The system captures CO2 from fermentation during vital wheat gluten production and stores it underground. The EPA issued a Class Six injection well permit for the site, allowing storage of up to 150,000 metric tons of CO2 per year for 12 years, equivalent to taking 32,000 vehicles off the road annually. Monitoring will continue for 50 years after injection ends. The company says the project took four years to complete and involved solving difficult engineering and regulatory problems. CEO Aaron Buettner noted the facility will create stronger demand for crops, expand access to low-carbon renewable fuel markets, and support further investment in rural Kansas. PureField has already announced plans to double ethanol production capacity at the same site. The ribbon-cutting event included state and federal policymakers, including EPA Region 7 Administrator Jim Macy and US Representative Tracey Mann, who highlighted the project's impact on domestic production and rural communities. The facility represents a concrete example of carbon capture integrated into industrial food processing.