Morbark’s Stephen Rawls Dies
Stephen (Steve) Brady Rawls of Lenoir City, Tenn. died on Saturday, April 2, 2022. He was 68 years old. A member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Lenoir City; Rawls worked for Morbark for over 20 years. He was a talented sales consultant, mechanic, and operator of a wide range of heavy equipment. Happiest outdoors, Rawls enjoyed working in this yard on a John Deere and in his garden. Known as a kind and honest man, he had a passion for his Harley.
Preceded in death by his parents, Rawls is survived by his wife of 28 years, Melissa May Rawls, son Thomas Herzog (Heather) and granddaughter Emersyn as well as countless other family members.
A celebration of life was held on Saturday, April 9 in Lenoir City. Donations in his memory can be made to the CLL Society, cllsociety.org.
Latest news
EU Vote Boosts Biomass
The European Parliament voted in mid-September to recognize primary woody biomass as a renewable energy source, keeping its classification under both the first Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and RED II. According to news reports, the vote was a critical move to meet the ambitious EU Parliament goal to increase the use of renewable energy to 45% by 2030, and for achieving the EU’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2050…
Komatsu Successfully Converts Biomass Combustion Ash Into Fertilizer In Japan
Komatsu Ltd. jointly with Ishikawa Agriculture and Forestry Research Center and ASAHI AGRIA CO., LTD., a manufacturer of fertilizers, has successfully converted wood ash from the biomass boilers in operation at Komatsu’s Awazu plant in the Kaga area of Ishikawa Prefecture.
Mercer Purchases Germany’s HIT
Mercer International Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the parent company of HIT (Holz Industrie Torgau) for €270 million. HIT owns, among other things, 100% of a timber processing and value-add pallet production facility in Torgau, Germany and a wood processing facility in Dahlen, Germany that produces garden products…
Find Us On Social
Subscribe to Our Newsletter
Wood Bioenergy News Online hits the inboxes of subscribers in the wood-to-energy sectors.
Subscribe/Renew
Wood Bioenergy is published and delivered worldwide 6 times per year. Free to qualified readers in the U.S. Subscribers outside the U.S. are asked to pay a small fee.
Advertise
Complete the online form so we can direct you to the appropriate Sales Representative.