Pellet Mill Press - April 21, 2020

Drax receives 100th biomass cargo from US export facility Drax has received the 100th cargo of sustainable biomass from its export facility at the port of Baton Rouge in Louisiana, marking an important milestone in five years of its operation supplying wood pellets to the U.K.’s largest power station. READ MORE SHARE
Prodesa will supply two complete pellet plants in Belarus Prodesa has signed an agreement to accomplish two pellet plants under turnkey contracts in Belarus. The projects are expected to come online in early 2021 and deliver up to 20 tons per hour of industrial wood pellets. READ MORE SHARE
	EIA: Densified biomass fuel sales reach 840,000 tons in December The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 770,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in December, with sales reaching 840,000 tons. READ MORE SHARE
Forest Service offers extension of timber contracts The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is offering to extend contract deadlines on certain timber sales, sale of property stewardship contracts and forest product permits awarded or issued before April 1, 2020. READ MORE SHARE
Drax Biomass donates $30,000 local communities Drax Biomass is donating $30,000 to help families and businesses in northeastern Louisiana and southwestern Mississippi who have been impacted by the Covid-19 crisis and recent tornadoes in the Monroe area. READ MORE SHARE
EIA updates bioenergy production, capacity forests in April STEO COVID-19 is impacting virtually all U.S. industries, including the renewable power sector. The EIA released its STEO on April 7 reporting that COVID-19 and the resulting economic slowdown will likely impact the development of new generating capcity. READ MORE SHARE
USDA unveils tool to help rural communities address COVID-19 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on April 13 unveiled a one-stop-shop of federal programs that can be used by rural communities, organizations and individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE SHARE
Drax, GB Railfreight help keep the lights on during pandemic Teams at GB Railfreight are continuing to work closely with Drax to maintain supplies of the sustainable biomass needed for the U.K.’s largest power station to generate electricity needed by millions of homes and business during the COVID-19 crisis. READ MORE SHARE