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| Crown as Optimizing Services Director, before transitioning into his current role as Global Product Director for Monarc. The two join the conversation to share some of the technology’ s strategic advantages.
“ Monarc pairs a patented ethanol-based extraction process with the kind of plant scale, cost-effectiveness, and familiar configuration that processors expect from CPM | Crown crush and protein facilities,” Alex explains.“ In practical terms, it gives customers a way to replace hexane-based solvent extraction without having to sacrifice throughput or the economics behind their operation.”
“ From a sustainability standpoint, the shift is meaningful,” Marc adds.“ Ethanol can be produced from renewable, plant-derived sources, which can help reduce reliance on fossil-fuel inputs and support broader sustainability and decarbonization goals.“ The shift also strengthens the customer’ s market-facing story and the economic case for moving away from hydrocarbons. With Monarc, hydrocarbons are removed from the process, including mineral oil systems traditionally used to strip or clean residual hexane from oil. That helps address concerns around trace MOSH and MOAH contamination and supports cleaner, more responsible manufacturing.”
Alongside the scaling of Monarc, CPM | Crown has continued to expand its Lifecycle360™ offering. A comprehensive suite of support services designed to
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