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ICL Group, a leading global specialty minerals company, announced today that its planned expansion into the North American battery materials market will be built in north St. Louis City. The company is investing approximately half a billion dollars and creating more than 150 jobs to build a large-scale commercial production plant that will manufacture lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active
Beck’s, the largest family-owned retail seed company in the United States, announced today that it will establish a new soybean processing facility in New Madrid. The state-of-the-art facility will help meet the growing demand for soybeans in the Mid-South region, expanding opportunities for local farmers and strengthening the company’s commitment to serving the agricultural community.
HWI (HarbisonWalker International), one of the leading suppliers of refractory products and services in the United States and member of the Calderys Group, announced today that it will expand in Fulton, investing $13.9 million and creating 11 new jobs.
Western Smokehouse Partners, the leading co-manufacturer of better-for-you meat snacks, announced today that it will establish a new manufacturing facility in Mexico, investing more than $67 million and creating 280 new jobs.

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