
Lignetics Group owns several pellet plants throughout Pennsylvania, including the one pictured here, which is located in Ulyssess. IMAGE: LIGNETICS
July 13, 2025
BY Katie Schroeder
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The government of Canada on Oct. 27 released proposed amendments that aim to update the country’s Clean Fuel Regulations by boosting support for domestically produced fuels, encouraging investments, and supporting agricultural supply chains.
U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 960,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in July, according to the U.S. EIA’s Monthly Densified Biomass Fuels Report. Sales of densified biomass fuel reached 1 million tons during the month.
The EU Deforestation Regulation will make traceability a market access requirement for wood pellets. For producers, the challenge is not only collecting documents but turning fragmented supply chain data into an audit-ready system.
USDA NIFA on Oct. 7 announced it has awarded $3.2 million in funding to six projects that support research on the social implications of emerging technologies. One of the projects focuses on biomass supply chains.
Instrumented farm-scale flat-die pellet production, experimental data and machine learning are being combined to make biomass pelleting more predictable across changing feedstocks and operating conditions.