Pellet Mill Press - January 17, 2023

USDA: US wood pellet exports at 694,200 tons in November The U.S. exported 694,199.7 metric tons of wood pellets in November, down from 750,989.2 metric tons in October and 764,259.6 metric tons in November 2021, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on Jan. 5. READ MORE SHARE
Graanul Invest loads its largest wood pellet shipment from the US Graanul Invest Woodville Pellet is celebrating an important milestone in logistics efficiency. A few days before Christmas, the company started loading MS Nemea with 50,042 tons of wood pellets at its logistics hub in Port Arthur. READ MORE SHARE
	Enviva reacts to Dutch Parliament’s motion on sustainable biomass Enviva Inc. has issued a statement regarding the Dutch Parliament’s recent motion on sustainably sourced biomass. Enviva said it supports the principle that financial assistance should only be provided for woody biomass that is sourced sustainably. READ MORE SHARE
EIA: Densified biomass fuel sales at 1.11M tons in September The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 950,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in September, with sales reaching 1.11 million tons. READ MORE SHARE
STB seeks biofuel representative to fill vacancy on RETAC The STB is seeking nominees to fill nine vacancies on its Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee. One of those vacancies is to be filled with an individual representing biofuel feedstock growers or providers and biofuel refiners. READ MORE SHARE
Australia removes forest biomass from renewable energy program The government of Australia on Dec. 16 announced that native forest biomass will no longer be considered as an “eligible renewable energy source” for the purposes of the country’s Renewable Energy Target. READ MORE SHARE
Origin Materials provides update on Origin 1 manufacturing plant Origin Materials Inc. has issued a construction update on Origin 1, the company’s first commercial plant. Due to severe weather conditions, the project has experienced a brief delay but is expected to be mechanically complete in January. READ MORE SHARE
Senate confirms McKalip, Taylor to federal posts The Senate has confirmed Doug McKalip and Alexis Taylor to posts critical to agriculture trade. McKalip is now chief agricultural negotiator at the Office of the USTR and Taylor is USDA under secretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs. READ MORE SHARE
EIA updates bioenergy generation, capacity forecasts Renewables are expected to account for 24 percent of U.S. electricity generation this year, increasing to 26 percent in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Jan. 10. READ MORE SHARE