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Drax Group, a sustainable biomass production and supply company, will begin constructing the first of three new ‘satellite’ pellet plants in Arkansas, US.
The three plants are together expected to produce approximately 120 000 t of sustainable biomass pellets a year from sawmill residues, supporting the renewable energy company’s plans to increase self-supply to its power station in the UK.
Drax will begin construction of the first plant later this month near a West Fraser sawmill in Leola, Grant County, Arkansas1 – with commissioning expected in October. The company will begin construction on two more plants in other locations in the coming months. In total, Drax will invest US$40 million in the state, creating approximately 30 new direct jobs and many more indirect jobs across three Arkansas communities.