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Wood pellet producer opens Mississippi plant
A $10 million wood pellet plant opened Monday in Stone County and company officials say the 12,000 square-foot facility will produce feedstock for alternative energy.
A $10 million wood pellet plant opened Monday in Stone County and company officials say the 12,000 square-foot facility will produce feedstock for alternative energy.
Gray Swoope, executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority, took part in a dedication ceremony Monday for Piney Woods Pellets, according to a company statement.
The plant will employ 27 workers.
Osmond Crosby, CEO of Piney Woods Pellets, says the project began following Hurricane Katrina and plant construction started last year. Crosby is a third-generation tree farmer who owned and managed timberlands in Mississippi for over 25 years, according to the release.
The plant is expected to produce 50,000 tons of pellets each year.
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