PureField Ingredients Celebrates Landmark Carbon Capture Facility and Announces Expansion Plans

PureField Ingredients has launched its 150,000-tonnes-per-year carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) facility in Russell, Kansas, strengthening the competitiveness of its integrated food and renewable-fuels operation and supporting increased demand for American grain. The facility is designed to produce one of the lowest-carbon-intensity fuels at commercial scale in the United States, targeting negative or near-zero GREET CI scores across its production pathways. That profile could improve PureField’s positioning in expanding low-carbon renewable-fuel markets. PureField’s Russell facility converts locally grown wheat and sorghum into functional food ingredients, low-carbon renewable fuel and animal feed. The integrated platform creates higher-value markets for farmers, rewards high-quality grain and advanced farming practices, and supports future production growth and broader partnerships with growers and cooperatives. The CCS system captures the high-purity carbon dioxide stream generated during ethanol fermentation, compresses it and transports it through a dedicated pipeline to PureField’s Class VI injection well six miles away. The carbon dioxide is stored permanently in a deep geologic formation. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency permitted the project under its Class VI Underground Injection Control program following a three-year review. PureField will operate the system under continuing EPA and other state and federal regulatory oversight, with rigorous monitoring requirements. The ribbon-cutting ceremony brought together local community members, Kansas farmers and government representatives. Speakers included U.S. Representative Tracey Mann, EPA Region 7 Regional Administrator Jim Macy, Kansas Wheat Chief Executive Officer Justin Gilpin, Russell Mayor Jim Cross and PureField CEO Aaron Buettner. PureField also began planning an expansion that would double its ethanol production and carbon sequestration capacity. The initiative is intended to increase demand for Kansas-grown wheat and sorghum, support rural jobs and American manufacturing, and extend the company’s low-carbon-fuels platform. PureField operates a U.S.-based integrated food ingredient and advanced biofuels platform, producing functional wheat protein ingredients and low-carbon biofuels from U.S.-grown crops.