Benzinga | Aug 31, 2021 03:58PM EDT

ADM's US Flour Milling Network Attains Net Zero Emissions

* Archer-Daniels-Midland Co (NYSE:ADM) has achieved net carbon neutral status for its U.S. flour milling operations.

* The company achieved the status through a combination of energy efficiencies, purchase of renewable energy certificates, and sequestration of carbon dioxide at its commercial carbon capture and storage facility.

* ADM's facility in Decatur, Illinois, permanently sequesters carbon dioxide a mile underground, preventing it from being emitted into the atmosphere.

* The company has 22 mills around the U.S. that process wheat, sorghum, and corn into flour.

* Price Action: ADM shares are trading lower by 0.083% at $60.02 on the last check Tuesday.