Wood-pellet firm eyed at G-P mill (Maine)

[jpak]

http://bangordailynews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=143371&zoneid=500

OLD TOWN — Owners have confirmed that a wood-pellet manufacturing company that could employ 100 people is expected to be part of Red Shield Environmental’s plan to redevelop the former Georgia-Pacific Corp. mill.

A German company is one of "several" that Red Shield officials are talking to, according to Edward Paslawski, Red Shield chairman and chief executive officer.

"We will have a wood-pellet company there," he said earlier this week. "The site is ideal for wood-pellet manufacturers."

It takes about six months to set up a pellet operation, but eventually such a facility would employ about 100 people.

"They will all be union jobs," Paslawski said.

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[Yogi]

1. Great!

It's a start.

[jpak]

2. That's the second pellet mill in the state

There will also be a biomass power plant operated at this site as well.

...and both will use less wood per year than the former paper mill there.

[leftupnorth]

3. Upper 40 just bought a G-P plant in Gaylord. MI and are planning on

doing the same thing. 100 jobs shipping pellets to Europe. All the while the locals struggle to pay their heat bills (propane, fuel oil, ng). Seems crazy