EGT is holding a grand opening ceremony on July 9 for community and business leaders. The keynote speaker will be Ambassador Islam Siddiqui, the chief agricultural negotiator for the office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Siddiqui will discuss EGT’s effect on growing U.S. grain exports to Asia, according to the company.
Other speakers scheduled for the grand opening include EGT CEO Larry Clarke, and the CEOs of the company’s three owners: St. Louis-based Bunge Limited, Japan-based Itochu Corp., and South Korean shipper STX Group.