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Wood Pellet Plant Plans Introduced

by WABI-TV5 News Desk - July 21st 2009 03:10pm - Read more Local News

An announcement on Tuesday, made by Gov. John Baldacci, International WoodFules have plans to introduce a wood pellet manufactoring plant in the town of Burnham. The $20 million plant will help to create 35 new jobs in central Maine and produce up to 100,000 tons of premium pellets annually.
International Woodfules Predident, Steven Mueller said that the pellets will all be sold in Maine and meet the demand for fule.
The company said that it will break ground in September and should be up and running by next June. With Pride Manfacuring's wooden golf tee plant next door, both of the plants will share some of the expences and the pellet plant can use scrap wod generated by Pride.

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Well it's about time. At the going rate of about $300 per ton retail, IW stands to turn a hefty profit! Good for them, good for Maine and great for those of us who, in the past, have had to deal with rationing. An additional 100,000 tons might even help bring the price down a smidgen.
Jon Jon 07/22/2009 08:26 am
International Wood Fuels and companies like it are changing the mentality of "lament & dependency" in Maine. They're taking local resources, processing in local plants, selling finished product locally, and using local trucks and labor throughout the whole process.
Instead of losing graduates to Boston, NY, and elsewhere, Maine's in a great position to capitalize on the Energy Economy. Further, these wood pellets will offset carbon (1-ton of carbon for every ton of pellets used), reduce dependency on foreign oil (and thereby strengthen National Security), and provide DOMESTIC (local) jobs in tertiary service markets (landscapers, sign-makers, etc.). Way to go iWoodFuels!

Jude Augusta, jd/mba
Director: Business Development
www.PelletSales.com
Wood Pellets Delivered Nationwide
Jude Augusta Jude Augusta 07/23/2009 08:36 am
Just to echo the comments of Jude, the benefits that wood pellets can bring to a community and country in general are huge. These include increased local jobs in the collection, processing and distribution of wood residues and wood pellets. This helps to utilize local resources to produce local fuels, and at a time of recession, helping to support the national economy. Many people only focus on the environmental benefits wood pellets can bring, however the economic benefits are also significant.

Please visit www.biomasspelletmill.com to learn more about how wood pellets and other biomass pellets are made.
PelHeat PelHeat 07/30/2009 09:39 am
If you buy a pellet stove, prepare yourself for some manual labor.


Regards/-
Jason Webb
Jason Webb Jason Webb 08/02/2010 07:13 am

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