# Cargill and HELM to build $300M renewable BDO facility in the US

Cargill and HELM formed a joint venture, Qore, to build the first commercial-scale renewable 1,4-butanediol (BDO) facility in the US, with a combined investment of $300 million.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-06-08
- Where: United States
- Value: $300.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: bio-based 1,4-butanediol (BDO), QIRA
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Qore](https://endata.com/companies/55668.md)
- [Cargill](https://endata.com/companies/3828.md) (partner)
- [HELM](https://endata.com/companies/55667.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [cargill.com](https://www.cargill.com/2021/cargill-and-helm-partner-to-build-$300m-facility), 2021-06-08: "Cargill and HELM are entering into a joint venture, Qore, to help leading brands replace fossil-based chemistries with bio-based intermediates."
- [albianews.com](https://www.albianews.com/news/article_dfe72e64-c890-11eb-a756-ff327fef95c9.html), 2021-06-08: "This new venture combines Cargill’s end-to-end supply chain and long-standing, successful product commercialization in several bioindustrial markets with HELM’s expertise in effectively bringing unique chemical applications and other creative solutions to life and to the market."

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