Friday, 06 December 2019 09:08
Major rural body to work with biomass heat works! Campaign to further Uk decarbonisation agenda
Another major nationwide body, this time representing organisations and Councils serving England’s rural areas and communities, is working with the Biomass Heat Works! campaign which is calling for main political parties to protect approximately 46,000 jobs by extending the Renewable…
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Wednesday, 30 October 2019 09:37
ENplus® Revision goes to Enquiry Stage
The world-leading certification scheme for wood pellet quality enters the next stage of its multi stakeholders’ revision process with that of the Public Consultation. The revised version of the ENplus® procedures and requirements are expected to be published in the…
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Thursday, 01 December 2016 10:34
Wood Pellet Imports to the UK Fell 24% Year-Over-Year in August after Record High Imports During the First Half of 2016
Wood pellet imports to the United Kingdom have gone up dramatically the past five years and are likely to reach a new all-time-high in 2016, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review. The US South is the main supplying…
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Wednesday, 11 May 2016 09:08
North America exports of wood pellets reached record-highs in 2015
North America exports of wood pellets reached record-highs in 2015, with the US Gulf States increasing shipments by 70% from 2Q/15 to 4Q/15, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review Exportation of wood pellets from North America totaled 6.1…
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Wednesday, 20 April 2016 08:36
Valmet to supply a wood pellet heating plant to the Helen Salmisaari power plant in Helsinki, Finland
Valmet will supply a wood pellet heating plant to Helen Oy's Salmisaari power plant. The wood pellet plant will enable Helen to increase the use of bio fuels in district heat production in Helsinki. The new plant helps the city…
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Tuesday, 29 December 2015 09:14
RusForest announces first sales from its Magistralny pellet mill and Ust-Ilimsk harvesting operations launch
RusForest AB (publ) (“RusForest” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ OMX: RUSF), a Swedish forestry company with operations in Russia, announces successful first sales from its new pellet mill in Magistralny and newly launched own harvesting operations in Ust-Ilimsk. Magistralny pellet mill…
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Wednesday, 02 December 2015 10:20
U.S. Wood Pellet Export Market No Threat to U.S. Southern Forests
The U.S. export of industrial wood pellets to meet renewable energy goals in the European Union is not a threat to the sustainability of U.S. Southern forests, according to a new report by independent forest analysts and economists using U.S.…
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Wednesday, 02 December 2015 10:18
Rentech Provides Updates on Canadian Pellet Plants
Rentech, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTK) has provided an update on its wood pellet production facilities in Ontario, Canada. The Atikokan facility achieved record production of approximately 1,850 metric tons of pellets for the week ended November 14th. The plant’s design capacity…
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Tuesday, 08 September 2015 09:23
Land Energy's Managing Director, Mr John Westmacott, has been appointed Chairman of the UK Pellet Council (UKPC)
We are very pleased to announce that Land Energy's Managing Director, Mr John Westmacott, has been appointed Chairman of the UK Pellet Council (UKPC). John is delighted to be chairing the UKPC which is playing a vital role in the growing wood pellet industry. UKPC…
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Tuesday, 08 September 2015 09:15
Changes to ENplus Handbook
A new version of the ENplus Handbook, which adapts the certification system to the latest market developments, has been published by the European Pellet Council (EPC). The ENplus certification, covering the entire supply chain of wood pellets, was launched in…
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Thursday, 06 August 2015 07:39
Enviva Applauds EPA on Clean Power Plan
Enviva applauds the steps the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking with the Clean Power Plan and its recognition of the role biomass can play in tackling climate change. “Countries around the world are turning to biomass – increasingly wood…
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Monday, 06 July 2015 07:46
The sale of BillerudKorsnäs’ Baltic pellets operations SIA Latgran to AS Graanul Invest completed
BillerudKorsnäs’ sale of its shares in the Baltic pellets operations SIA Latgran is now completed. BillerudKorsnäs’ ownership in Latgran was 75 percent, and the remaining 25 percent was owned by Baltic Resources Ab. The total consideration for 100 percent of…
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