Monsanto starts work on $975-million Louisiana expansion project

The new technology at the site will support the launch of its Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System

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Groundbreaking ceremony for Monsanto's Louisiana expansion project

BS B2B Bureau Louisiana, USA

Last Updated : Feb 14 2017 | 11:43 AM IST

Monsanto has begun construction work for its planned $975-million expansion at its Luling (Louisiana, USA) site. The new production technology at the site will support the launch of its Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System.

Monsanto and the State of Louisiana announced the company’s preliminary plans to expand the Luling site in June 2015. In April 2016, Monsanto’s board of directors authorised the final investment leading to the launch of construction this month. The new investment follows a previous $200 million expansion completed by Monsanto in Luling in 2010. During the next decade, Monsanto expects to launch its Roundup Ready Extend Crop

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