Every bottle of Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon could be a little greener in the near future thanks to Beam Suntory Inc.’s inclusion of a renewable natural gas (RNG) project as a part of an expansion at its iconic Kentucky distillery.

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The Chicago-based producer of spirit brands like Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark has announced a $400 million expansion of its Booker Noe distillery in central Kentucky. The expansion could boost the distillery’s production capacity by 50% but is also intended to cut emissions from the facility.

As a part of that project, Beam Suntory is including designs for a facility that would use Booker Noe’s production waste to create an RNG fuel source that would power the distillery.

“This expansion will help ensure we meet future demand for our...