Lubbock / Texas / United States
PYCO Industries, a leading force in the local agricultural communities it serves, has two cottonseed oil mills located in Lubbock, Texas, and one in Greenwood, Miss. It is the largest cottonseed cooperative serving the Southern United States with more than 120 member gins. The company has been in the business of cottonseed processing for more than 60 years. In addition to producing cotton oil for cooking, PYCO markets whole cottonseed and the byproducts of cottonseed processing. These valuable byproducts include cottonseed meal, cottonseed hulls and linters. Whole cottonseed and cottonseed meal are primary nutritional ingredients in the livestock and catfish industries. Cottonseed hulls provide an excellent form of fiber in beef and dairy cattle rations. Cotton linters are utilized in the manufacturing of many products that include mattresses, upholstery padding, high quality papers and plastics.
