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New routes in pellet production

While the wood materials industry, wood-burning power stations and the pellet industry argue over the increasingly valuable raw material, wood, the pellet producers have decided to pursue a different route. Roundwood which cannot be directly recycled is barked and cut into short lengths. This roundwood frequently contains metal chips and is therefore unsuitable for use with chipping knives. ...

Jul. 9, 2007

By Vecoplan AG

Outotec wins large-scale iron ore pelletizing plant project in Russia

OUTOTEC OYJ PRESS RELEASE, SEPTEMBER 12, 2011 AT 1:00 PM Outotec wins large-scale iron ore pelletizing plant project in Russia ...

Sep. 12, 2011

By Outotec Oyj

Outotec to deliver the world`s largest iron ore pelletizing plant in Brazil

OUTOTEC OYJ PRESS RELEASE, JUNE 30, 2011 AT 8:30 AM Outotec to deliver the world's largest iron ore pelletizing plant in Brazil ...

Jun. 30, 2011

By Outotec Oyj

Visit to European Pellets Conference 2015

Chairman of board of directors of ICK Group Mr. Zayets Y.A. took part in the largest annual European Pellets Conference which took place on February 25-26 in Wels (Austria). This conference totaled more than 750 participants from 59 countries of the world. Conference in Wels is considered the largest one in the field of production and use of fuel pellets in the world. Among various directions, ...

Apr. 6, 2015

By ICK GROUP

Pelletized manure reduces Toxic runoff

There is considerable amount of uncertainty concerning the environmental impacts that animal hormones have on surface water. Higher concentrations of hormones in waterways have been found to cause physiological and sexual impairment in fish and other aquatic species. However, a study from the University of Delaware that examined estrogen concentrations runoff from agricultural fields fertilized ...

Nov. 17, 2010

By Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

BBI International to Release U.S., Canada Pellet Map

BBI International's Pellet Mill Magazine has completed its 2012 U.S. & Canada Pellet Mill Map, which contains data pertaining to more than 170 fuel pellet production facilities operational, idle, under construction or proposed. In the U.S., Pellet Mill Magazine editors confirmed the status of 134 pellet plants, four of which are currently idle with a combined capacity of 172,000 tons. Three ...

Apr. 2, 2012

By BBI International

Major pellets supplier wants to grow more

With annual production of 460,000 tonnes of pellets, Graanul Invest is one of the world’s biggest pellets producers. But the company, which is based in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, isn’t satisfied yet: “We see exciting growth markets in places like the UK and southern Europe,” says Graanul Invest board member Rain Silivask. “So we’re preparing ...

Oct. 21, 2010

By Elmia AB

GDT Tek Launches its New Refuse Derived Pellet (RDF) Pellet Website www.G-Pel.com

GDT Tek, Inc., (OTC: GDTK), is pleased to announce its new sales platform and the launching of GDT Tek's Refuse Derived Pellet (RDF) Website at www.G-Pel.com. Converting solid waste to compact burnable RDF provides an important new fuel source in a time of energy shortage; reduces cost of landfill usage by cutting the demand for it to one-tenth of the incoming waste and ...

May 30, 2013

US Labor Department`s OSHA cites New England Wood Pellet LLC for fire and combustible dust hazards at 2 New York manufacturing plants

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited New England Wood Pellet LLC for alleged repeat and serious safety violations following inspections of the company's Schuyler and Deposit manufacturing plants where workers were exposed to fire, rapid combustion and wood dust explosion hazards due to deficient implementation of protective measures in the wood ...

Mar. 13, 2013

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Phoenix Industries Awarded U.S. Patent for Pelletized Bitumen Technology

Phoenix Industries (PI) – Las Vegas, Nevada, today announced it has been awarded U.S. Patent No. 8,404,164 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its innovative process related to the pelletizing of rubber modified asphalt (bitumen) used in the paving industry. This addition to PI’s patent and proprietary technology portfolio broadens the company’s intellectual ...

Mar. 29, 2013

By Phoenix Industries, LLC

Spain registers 30 producers and 15 traders for ENplus® pellet certificates

The ENplus quality system is based on the international ISO 17225-2 standard referring to wood pellets By the end of July 2015 the year had seen nine more new manufacturers certified with the ENplus seal. These new holders bring the total number of certificates issued for factories to 30 and for traders to 15, which meets the ...

Aug. 18, 2015

By SMA Solar

Metso to acquire iron ore pelletizing technology and know-how from Jacobs

Metso's Mining and Construction segment is purchasing technology and know-how from Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (Jacobs) for their Straight Grate Iron Ore Pelletizing technology. In addition, key Jacobs technical staff related to the technology will become Metso employees as part of the deal. The purchase price will not be disclosed. Iron ore pelletizing is used to produce pellets from ...

Aug. 7, 2012

By Metso Corporation

Peat Resources Limited Showcases Peat Pellets at South China Low-Carbon Fair

Peat Resources Limited (PRL) (TSX VENTURE: PET) has showcased the benefits of its peat fuel product to potential customers at the 2011 South China Low Carbon Fair, which ran from November 3-5, 2011 in Guangzhou, China. Global Perspectives LLC represented PRL at the conference and engaged in dialogue with Chinese consumers of low-carbon fuel, as well as key government officials, to solicit ...

Nov. 9, 2011

By Peat Resources Limited

AMETEK Land to Showcase Biomass Spontaneous Heating and Combustion Detection Technology at Pellet Fuels Institute Conference

The conference highlights the various applications for densified biomass, as well as trends and best practices within the woody biomass industry. The conference attracts a broad range of individuals from the public and private sectors, academia, and local, state and national governments from North America and beyond. “With their many desirable characteristics, biomass fuels, ...

Jul. 10, 2017

By AMETEK Land

Aspen Gold Premium Wood Pellet Bedding Launches New Website and Online Information Portal

Aspen Gold Premium Wood Pellet Bedding, a pelletized alternative to traditional horse bedding, has launched a new website and information portal for customers. The online resource, ...

Aug. 2, 2011

Don Willis Appointed as Executive Vice-President of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) Pellet Production for GDT Tek

GDT Tek, Inc., (OTC: GDTK), is pleased to announce the appointment of Don Willis as the executive Vice-President of RDF pellet production for GDT, Tek, Inc. Bo Linton, President of GDT TEK Inc., stated "We are pleased to have Mr. Willis heading up our new department of RDF pellet production. He is very experienced and knowledgeable in this field and his expertise will give us a ...

May 29, 2013

New England Wood Pellet agrees to correct explosion and fire hazards at New Hampshire facility following US Labor Department actions

After enforcement actions taken in relation to a series of explosions and fires at its Jaffrey, N.H., manufacturing plant, New England Wood Pellet LLC will take systemic and substantive steps to prevent any further recurrences as part of a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The company also will pay a fine of $100,000. OSHA ...

Nov. 28, 2012

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

AWS receives planning permission to rebuild plant

AWS Eco Plastics has been granted conditional planning permission to rebuild the sort line, which was destroyed after a fire at its Hemswell plant. Unanimously agreed to by the council and recommended by the planning committee, recycled food grade PET producer AWS is set to begin building immediately with the goal to be fully operational by September 2010. AWS project director Simon Faulkner ...

Mar. 2, 2010

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Japan nuclear plant to begin removing fuel rods

Workers started removing radioactive fuel rods Monday from a reactor building at the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. The painstaking and risky task is a crucial first step toward a full cleanup of the earthquake and tsunami-damaged plant in northeastern Japan. The Unit 4 reactor was offline at the time of the March 2011 disaster, and its core ...

Nov. 18, 2013

By Associated Press

Further accreditation for Axion’s ELV recycling plant

Axion Polymers’ award-winning Shredder Waste Advanced Processing Plant (SWAPP) now holds two widely-recognised International Standards, having recently gained the OHSAS 18001:2007 accreditation following its ISO 9001:2008 certification earlier in 2013. OHSAS 18001:2007 is an externally-assessed occupational health and safety management system standard which recognises Axion’s safety ...

Nov. 1, 2013

By Axion Group

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