CSX blending plant in North Carolina is now up and running at a new rail-served facility in Selma that Saint Paul Commodities (SPC) developed and brought online on Nov. 7, as reported by Progressive Railroading.

CSX blending plant in North Carolina supports SPC growth
Photo: CSX

CSX blending plant in North Carolina: SPC and partners

SPC, an aggregation, trading and logistics platform for the renewable feedstock industry, led the $2.33 million project together with CSX and Bailey Feed Mill — a partnership also highlighted in Railway Age’s Class I Briefs. The rail-served blending plant in Selma, North Carolina, is intended to increase SPC’s blending capacity for cooking oil, yellow grease and animal fats, while at the same time simplifying regional logistics for these renewable feedstocks.

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Storage, rail sidings and truck handling capacity

The CSX–SPC Selma blending plant is equipped with 940,000 gallons of storage capacity, dual rail sidings that together can accommodate up to 20 railcars, and eight positions dedicated to loading and unloading rail equipment.

In addition, the facility can handle the loading and unloading of up to nine trucks per hour. According to Maryclare Kenney, CSX senior vice president and chief commercial officer, this configuration shows how rail service can support customer growth, improve efficiency and advance sustainability goals — a message reinforced in the railroad’s official press release.

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