(Radio Iowa) – A Cedar Rapids ethanol plant will be part of a new effort to create environmentally friendly jet fuel. Archer Daniels Midland announced it has signed an agreement with a biofuel company to produce jet fuel at its dry mills in Cedar Rapids, Columbus, Nebraska, and Decatur, Illinois. The company in an announcement Monday says it would use 900 million gallons of ethanol — or about half of its production capacity at the plants — to produce 500 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

The company says the agreement is part of its plan to produce low carbon-footprint hydrocarbon fuels. Production is expected to begin between 2025 and 2026.