{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"144556","rtpr_id":"nGNX78JqhL-20260915","ticker":"MNTK","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["MNTK"],"title":"Montauk Renewables Celebrates Opening of Turkey, NC facility in Sampson County","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-15T20:30:00.134Z","article_body":"TURKEY, N.C., Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Montauk Renewables, Inc.\n(NASDAQ: MNTK) (“Montauk” or the “Company”) and its subsidiary,\nMontauk Renewables Ag, LLC, announce that Sampson County leaders joined\nMontauk’s Chief Executive Officer, Sean McClain, and members of its Board of\nDirectors to celebrate the official opening of the Company’s Turkey, NC\nfacility. The project represents a $200 million capital investment and\ncommitment to rural North Carolina.\n\n“As of the end of August, we have entered into long-term agreements with\nover 80 separate farming locations, providing us access to more than 415,000\nof the hog spaces we are targeting for our first phase of development. Farmers\nare the backbone of the North Carolina economy, and we are thankful to partner\nwith them and Sampson County,” stated Sean McClain, Montauk Renewables CEO.\n\nState and local officials worked with the Company to transform the former Bay\nValley Foods Distribution Center into a major investment providing excellent\njobs and expanding the tax base in Sampson County. The Company has developed\ntechnology that allows them to transform swine waste into electricity.\n\nSenator Brent Jackson, a Sampson County farmer and leader on agricultural\nissues in the General Assembly, offered, “I am grateful that agriculture and\nagribusiness continue to invest and grow in North Carolina. Montauk’s\ncapital investment is great news for Sampson County. This is not only good\nnews for the pork producers, but the biochar produced here will also improve\nnutrient and water retention, supporting healthier soil and stronger crop\nyields.”\n\nSenator Jackson serves as Chairman of the Appropriations Base Budget Committee\nand Chairman of the Agriculture, Energy and Environment Committee in the NC\nSenate.\n\nAgriculture has an annual economic impact of more than $100 billion for the\nNorth Carolina economy, according to the N.C. Department of Agriculture. It is\nthe state’s top industry, supporting roughly one in five jobs and spanning\nmore than 42,000 farms across 8 million acres.\n\n\n\nAbout Montauk Renewables, Inc.\n\nMontauk Renewables, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTK) is a renewable energy company\nspecializing in the management, recovery and conversion of biogas into\nrenewable natural gas (RNG). The Company captures methane, preventing it from\nbeing released into the atmosphere, and converts it into either RNG or\nelectrical power for the electrical grid (“Renewable Electricity”). The\nCompany, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has more than 30 years of\nexperience in the development, operation and management of landfill\nmethane-fueled renewable energy projects. The Company has operations at 14\nprojects and ongoing development projects located in California, Idaho, Ohio,\nOklahoma, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. The Company\nsells RNG and Renewable Electricity, taking advantage of Environmental\nAttribute premiums available under federal and state policies that incentivize\ntheir use. For more information, visit https://ir.montaukrenewables.com.\n\nCompany Contact:\nJohn Ciroli \nChief Legal Officer (CLO) & Secretary \ninvestors@montaukrenewables.com\n(412) 747-8700\n\nInvestor Relations Contact:\nGeorg Venturatos\nGateway Group\ngeorg@gateway-grp.com\n(949) 574-3860\n\nPublic Relations Contact:\nN.C. Capitol Strategies\ninfo@ncapstrat.com\n\nA photo accompanying this announcement is available at\nhttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/cdb1a434-9e70-4764-b821-62d59fb491f4\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/2ef113de-c367-442d-b17c-d85e39e61258)\nMontauk Turkey, NC Facility Opening \n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/cdb1a434-9e70-4764-b821-62d59fb491f4/en)\nFacility ribbon-cutting ceremony\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX78JqhL-20260915","title":"Montauk Renewables Celebrates Opening of Turkey, NC facility in Sampson County","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"MNTK","created":"2026-09-15T20:30:00.134Z","tickers":["MNTK"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"TURKEY, N.C., Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Montauk Renewables, Inc.\n(NASDAQ: MNTK) (“Montauk” or the “Company”) and its subsidiary,\nMontauk Renewables Ag, LLC, announce that Sampson County leaders joined\nMontauk’s Chief Executive Officer, Sean McClain, and members of its Board of\nDirectors to celebrate the official opening of the Company’s Turkey, NC\nfacility. The project represents a $200 million capital investment and\ncommitment to rural North Carolina.\n\n“As of the end of August, we have entered into long-term agreements with\nover 80 separate farming locations, providing us access to more than 415,000\nof the hog spaces we are targeting for our first phase of development. Farmers\nare the backbone of the North Carolina economy, and we are thankful to partner\nwith them and Sampson County,” stated Sean McClain, Montauk Renewables CEO.\n\nState and local officials worked with the Company to transform the former Bay\nValley Foods Distribution Center into a major investment providing excellent\njobs and expanding the tax base in Sampson County. The Company has developed\ntechnology that allows them to transform swine waste into electricity.\n\nSenator Brent Jackson, a Sampson County farmer and leader on agricultural\nissues in the General Assembly, offered, “I am grateful that agriculture and\nagribusiness continue to invest and grow in North Carolina. Montauk’s\ncapital investment is great news for Sampson County. This is not only good\nnews for the pork producers, but the biochar produced here will also improve\nnutrient and water retention, supporting healthier soil and stronger crop\nyields.”\n\nSenator Jackson serves as Chairman of the Appropriations Base Budget Committee\nand Chairman of the Agriculture, Energy and Environment Committee in the NC\nSenate.\n\nAgriculture has an annual economic impact of more than $100 billion for the\nNorth Carolina economy, according to the N.C. Department of Agriculture. It is\nthe state’s top industry, supporting roughly one in five jobs and spanning\nmore than 42,000 farms across 8 million acres.\n\n\n\nAbout Montauk Renewables, Inc.\n\nMontauk Renewables, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTK) is a renewable energy company\nspecializing in the management, recovery and conversion of biogas into\nrenewable natural gas (RNG). The Company captures methane, preventing it from\nbeing released into the atmosphere, and converts it into either RNG or\nelectrical power for the electrical grid (“Renewable Electricity”). The\nCompany, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has more than 30 years of\nexperience in the development, operation and management of landfill\nmethane-fueled renewable energy projects. The Company has operations at 14\nprojects and ongoing development projects located in California, Idaho, Ohio,\nOklahoma, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. The Company\nsells RNG and Renewable Electricity, taking advantage of Environmental\nAttribute premiums available under federal and state policies that incentivize\ntheir use. For more information, visit https://ir.montaukrenewables.com.\n\nCompany Contact:\nJohn Ciroli \nChief Legal Officer (CLO) & Secretary \ninvestors@montaukrenewables.com\n(412) 747-8700\n\nInvestor Relations Contact:\nGeorg Venturatos\nGateway Group\ngeorg@gateway-grp.com\n(949) 574-3860\n\nPublic Relations Contact:\nN.C. Capitol Strategies\ninfo@ncapstrat.com\n\nA photo accompanying this announcement is available at\nhttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/cdb1a434-9e70-4764-b821-62d59fb491f4\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/2ef113de-c367-442d-b17c-d85e39e61258)\nMontauk Turkey, NC Facility Opening \n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/cdb1a434-9e70-4764-b821-62d59fb491f4/en)\nFacility ribbon-cutting ceremony\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-15T20:30:00.166328331Z","server_sent_at_ms":1789504200166},"received_at":"2026-09-15T20:30:00.219Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"133395","press_release_id":"144556","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders","sector":"Utilities"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Montauk Renewables and subsidiary Montauk Renewables Ag, LLC celebrated the official opening of the company's Turkey, NC facility in Sampson County, a project representing a $200 million capital investment in rural North Carolina.\n\nAs of the end of August, Montauk had entered long-term agreements with over 80 separate farming locations, securing access to more than 415,000 hog spaces targeted for the first phase of development.\n\nThe facility, created from the former Bay Valley Foods Distribution Center, applies Montauk technology that transforms swine waste into electricity, with the biochar produced there expected to improve nutrient and water retention in soils.\n\nMontauk is a Pittsburgh-based renewable energy company with operations at 14 projects across eight states, selling RNG and renewable electricity and capturing environmental attribute premiums under federal and state incentive policies.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Montauk's $200M North Carolina swine-waste-to-energy buildout moves from plan to operation with 80+ farm agreements and 415,000 hog spaces secured for phase one."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"capital_investment":200000000,"operating_projects":14,"hog_spaces_secured_phase_one":415000,"farming_locations_under_agreement":"80+"}},"quotedText":"over 80 separate farming locations, providing us access to more than 415,000","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Sean McClain","role":"CEO, Montauk Renewables"},{"name":"Brent Jackson","role":"North Carolina State Senator; Chairman, Appropriations Base Budget Committee and Agriculture, Energy and Environment Committee"}],"products":["Renewable Natural Gas (RNG)","Renewable Electricity","biochar"],"companies":[{"name":"Montauk Renewables, Inc.","ticker":"MNTK","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"Montauk Renewables Ag, LLC","relationship":"subsidiary"},{"name":"Bay Valley Foods Distribution Center","relationship":"former site converted for the Turkey, NC facility"},{"name":"N.C. 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