The new Georgia Biomass wood pellet plant at Waycross, Ga. is off-line after a flash explosion in the pellet processing area halted production at the facility on the morning of June 20. According to industry sources, the explosion occurred in or near a pellet machine, and explosion vents on the bin above blew out and [...]
Pellet Maker Acquires Norbord Land
New England Wood Pellet LLC (NEWP) officials have announced the acquisition of Norbord’s Deposit, NY property and plans to build a new 100,000 ton-per-year state-of-the-art wood pellet manufacturing facility on the site, where Norbord is operating a medium-density fiberboard plant until the sale closes in early November. NEWP currently owns plants in Jaffrey, NH and [...]
Ark. Pellet Plant to Break Ground Aug. 13
The city of Camden and Phoenix Renewable Energy LLC of Hot Springs are scheduled to break ground Thursday on a $110 million wood pellet plant. The plant is expected to hire about 40 workers and employ 30 truck drivers eventually. The biomass-fuel power plant and pellet manufacturing plant will be located on a 44-acre site, [...]