The new JR Simplot potato processing plant in Caldwell could emit less pollution than the facility it will replace, according to an air quality permit application filed with the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality earlier this month.
Simplot plans to begin construction on three new boilers and five processing lines in 2012. The boilers will produce steam heat to clean, dry and fry potatoes on the processing lines. They will also heat the building.
Simplot has not divulged the cost of the new facility, but officials have said it will be the largest single investment the company has ever made in Idaho.
