Woodville Gets New Life
The former bankrupt German Pellets industrial wood pellet facility in Woodville, Texas that was purchased by Estonia-based Graanul Invest Group in June 2019 now operates as Woodville Pellets.
Graanul Invest Group is the second largest pellet producer in the world and the largest in Europe. The group operates in the field of bioenergy and renewable energy production, forestry and biomaterials development.
Woodville Pellets LLC also has a pellet storage and shipping terminal in Port Arthur, Texas. The pellet plant has a production capacity of 496,000 tons per year. The operations are undergoing new project work.
Graanul Invest Group has 12 modern wood pellet mills throughout the world and company’s annual pellet production capacity is 2.98 million tons. The group also owns six combined heat and power plants that are biomass-based units.
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