Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Editor-in-Chief Rich Donnell reports on his recent visit to Gloster, Mississippi’s Amite BioEnergy, owned by Drax Biomass. Drax Biomass, a North American subsidiary of United Kingdom-based Drax Group, continues to fine-tune operation of its 450,000 metric tons annual production capacity wood pellet plant here, known as Amite BioEnergy, while a nearly identical Drax wood pellet plant at Bastrop, La., called Morehouse BioEnergy, is in a similar phase of production. Amite BioEnergy broke ground in 2013, produced its first pellet in December 2014 and was commissioned in August 2015. The Gloster operation trucks its pellets—about 57 trailer loads daily at peak production—to Drax’s new Baton Rouge Transit LLC facility at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge, which is 60 miles south of Gloster.

Featured Story: “Two Million Tons”

Written By: Rich Donnell
Company: Amite BioEnergy (Drax Biomass)
Location: Gloster, Mississippi
SLT Issue: April 2016

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Southern Loggin’ Times magazine’s April 2016 issue features Bryson City, North Carolina’s Kirkland’s Logging, Inc., Selmer, Tennessee’s Greg King Logging, Fitzgerald, Georgia’s Mark & Kason Lott Timber, Inc., Florence, South Carolina’s Carter Brothers Logging, and Gloster, Mississippi’s Amite BioEnergy, owned by Drax Biomass. A special article highlights Folkston, Georgia’s Big John Trailers and their steady growth since 1974. Other articles cover the latest industry news, new products and equipment, and logging business tips.