Enviva Inc., a leading producer of sustainably sourced woody biomass, received on March 21, 2023, its construction permit from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) for its Epes plant under construction in Sumter County, Ala.

BETHESDA, Md. – A peer-reviewed study has been published in the scientific journal, Nature, that found that the wood pellet industry has met the overall condition of forest carbon neutrality in the U.S. Southeast between 2000 and 2019.

The Global Wood Pellet market was valued at $11.622 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14.49% over the forecast period to reach a total market size of $29.964 billion in 2027. Wood pellets are renewable energy carriers. These are produced from sawdust or other ground woody materials. According to international standards, product requirements for energy density, moisture, abrasion resistance, particle size, and shape for wood pellets are defined, turning wood pellets into a commodity.

VANCOUVER, Canada -- Canfor Corp. is closing one sawmill and pellet plant and temporarily closing a second sawmill. The actions will affect nearly 500 workers, and remove approximately 750 million board feet of annual production capacity. The announcement comes just weeks after the company announced it will permanently shut down its pulp mill in Prince George. Canfor is rationalizing its sawmill and pulp mill operations in B.C. to align with a shrinking fiber supply.

Drax Group has signed an agreement with Princeton Standard Pellet Corporation to acquire its pellet plant in Princeton, B.C., Canada.

Groupe Lebel plans to build a wood pellet plant on the Cacouna, Quebec, site it has occupied since 2002. 

The plant is fully contracted under long-term take-or-pay supply contracts with customers around the world, the company says.

Walters Falls Wood Products (WFWP) has entered into a licensing agreement with Crown Royal to process used whisky barrels into barbecue smoking products. 

NORTH YORKSHIRE, UK – Transitioning from coal to woody biomass and hydropower has helped Drax Group reduce carbon emissions from its power generation by more than 90 percent.

Europe’s demand for wood pellet is expected to increase by 30 to 40 percent over the next five years, according to a new report released by Wood Resources International (WRI).