Global Innovation Crown’s Global Innovation Center and Liquids Pilot Plant offer real-world testing, piloting, and confidential process development capabilities that can accelerate client timelines for new product introductions in oilseed extraction, renewable fuels, and specialty chemicals.

Sustainability Focus With emphasis on reducing energy and water use, waste valorization, and process efficiencies, Crown presents opportunities to position offerings around sustainability-driven ROI for customers in biofuels, HVO, SAF, oleochemicals, and plant-based products.

Expansion Footprint The Blaine, Minnesota facility expansion increases capacity and R&D scale, suggesting volume-based project opportunities and regional deployments for North American customers seeking advanced pilot testing and rapid deployment of new processes.

Technology Stack Established integration with AutoCAD, SAP, LabVIEW, and other modern tools enables Crown to offer end-to-end solution delivery from design to supply-chain management, creating upsell potential for digital integration and optimization services.

Diverse Markets Crown serves a broad mix of sectors—from edible oils and oleochemicals to nutraceuticals, hemp/CBD, polymers, and pharma—presenting cross-sell opportunities across industries looking to optimize extraction, refining, and drying processes with scalable pilot-to-commercial solutions.