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Qore has opened a $360 million plant in Eddyville, converting locally grown corn into a chemical used in everything from ...
The brand new facility in Eddyville produces QIRA, a bio-based alternative for a compound typically made from fossil fuels.
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Qore Opens $30M Qira Facility in Iowa

Qira is derived from annually renewable crops and serves as an impactful alternative to a fossil-derived equivalent used in ...
Iowa-grown corn will soon end up in the fibers of Spanx apparel and other products typically made with petroleum-based ...
As one CEO put it, when it comes to fossil fuels, there are only so many dead dinosaurs in the ground. Gary Smith, leader of ...
EDDYVILLE, IOWA, US — Qore, LLC, a joint venture between Cargill and German chemical company HELM, has begun producing QIRA, ...
QORE, a joint venture between Cargill and German-based chemical company HELM, officially started the production of its newest product- QIRA- in Eddyville, Iowa. QIRA is the world’s first large-scale r ...
Qira is derived from annually renewable crops and serves as an impactful alternative to a fossil-derived equivalent used in the manufacture of consumer goods including stretch jeans.
QIRA is made from dent corn — a type of field corn that has a high soft starch content — and the company is buying it from farmers within a 100-mile radius of the Eddyville facility.
Qore, a joint venture of Minnesota-based Cargill and Germany-based chemical company Helm, has started production of QIRA, the ...