The IBC . . . . The Northeast corner of Monroe County is home to what the state has dubbed, the "Iowa Bioprocessing Center".   It is a unique, multi-national partnership of leading bioprocessing operations that have led to over $1.4 billion in announced capital investment since 1985.  Anchored by Cargill, Inc., the firms produce a multitude of products from Iowa corn and soybeans through bioprocessing. 

Products & Processes at the Center include:

• Corn Wet Milling
• High Fructose Corn Syrup
• Dextrose
• Citric Acid
• Feed Grade Lysine
• Citrous Salt
• Crude Corn Oil
• CO2
• Ethanol
• Monosodium Glutamate
• Natural Vitamin E
• Dry Sweetners
• Cyclodextrins
• Itaconic Acid
• Threonine
• Glucosamine