Sep 6 2017
Great Northern Timber Group has signed a tentative agreement to purchase the Scotia Atlantic Biomass pellet plant, pending due diligence and court approval, said Thor Olesen, CEO of GNT. the plan is to restart the plant in quarter 4, 2017. The transaction is expected to close before the end of September. The Scotia Atlantic Biomass facility […]
Jul 6 2017
June 28, 2017 – Royal Dutch Shell plc, through its subsidiary Shell International Exploration and Production B.V., and SBI BioEnergy Inc. have reached an agreement granting Shell exclusive development and licensing rights for SBI’s biofuel technology. Edmonton-based SBI has a patented process that can convert a wide range of waste oils, greases and sustainable vegetable […]
May 11 2017
Pinnacle Renewable Energy building Alberta pellet plant Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. will now build its first wood pellet plant outside of British Columbia. Parkland County officials announced on May 3 that the company will build a new, $85 million pellet plant near Entwistle in central Alberta. The new facility will bring Pinnacle’s total number of pellet […]
Jan 22 2017
Neste and Bioenergy La Tuque to start R&D cooperation on utilizing forest residues in biofuel production Neste and Bioenergy La Tuque have started R&D cooperation with the objective of studying the potential of using forest residues as a raw material in biofuel production in La Tuque, Canada. The cooperation supports Neste’s goals to expand the […]
Aug 15 2016
Business.conbio,info /2016-08-15 The Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) is a large wood basket but a combination of market change and government regulation creates problem for pellet production. This is a bit of a surprise though the province is otherwise eager to promote its growing pellets industry and has e.g. for export purposes made great […]
Jul 31 2016
New database for North American power plants and pellet mills business.conbio.info/2016-07-31 Working with Ecostrat and other partners, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities has developed this comprehensive database of wood to energy conversion facilitates in the United States and Canada. It covers power plants as well as wood pellet mills. Originally developed and hosted by the […]
May 11 2016
business.conbio.info Exportation of wood pellets from North America totaled 6.1 million tons in 2015, which almost four times as much as in 2010, as reported in the latest issue of the North American Wood Fiber Review. In the second half of 2015, export volumes from Southern Gulf ports were up almost 70%. UK and Japan […]
Apr 21 2016
Royal Bank of Canada claim Viridis subsidiary Okanagan Pellet Company to pay all outstanding depts Viridis Energy Inc. is a publicly traded company (Toronto Venture exchange: VRD – Public documents HERE) and has been a producer and trader of residential and industrial wood pellet fuel. Viridis is working with FutureMetrics for the potential sale of all […]
Apr 8 2016
April 21 2016: Please check updates about Viridis Energy: /Lennart Ljungblom business.conbio.info /2016-04-08 / Lennart Ljungblom Viridis Energy ceases operations at its Okanagan Pellet Co. plant Viridis Energy has ceased operations at its Okanagan Pellet Co. (OPC) plant due to recent structural concerns and a combination of other factors. According to the company, despite substantial upgrades over […]
Oct 16 2015
April 21 2016: Please check updates about Viridis Energy: /Lennart Ljungblom Viridis Energy invests in Okanogan pellets and plans expansion. Viridis Energy Inc. owner of two pellets production plants and a pellet trading company reports ongoing investments in the Okanagan pellet plant and also reports a half year loss of 3.2 million Canadian dollar on […]
Jan 21 2015
Tolko, Pinnacle to proceed with pellet plant construction Construction of a proposed pellet plant at Tolko’s Lavington mill will begin later this month, Tolko Industries Ltd. and Pinnacle Renewable Energy have announced. The plant is expected to be operational in September 2015. The decision follows a significant consultation and review process, and permit approval from […]
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Jan 4 2018
Pellet and biomass producer Rentech bankrupt – several pellet plants sold
Rentech, Inc. (RTKH.OB), an owner and operator of wood fibre processing and wood pellet production businesses, said that the company and its subsidiary, Rentech WP U.S. Inc. have filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The company […]
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