Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Associate Editor Jessica Johnson visits Greenwood, South Carolina’s Colombo Energy Company. As consumers shift to e-readers, e-mails and smartphones, economic forecasts predict that global demand for paper will continue on its downward trajectory. That’s why The Navigator Co., a privately owned Portuguese pulp and paper giant, developed a three-pronged plan for sustainable and profitable growth of its business. The first two prongs involved a ramping up of timberland ownership and pulp production in Mozambique and expansion into tissue paper production in Portgugal. The third prong was the creation of Colombo Energy Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Navigator. Colombo produces industrial wood pellets at its facility in South Carolina for export to European and Asian markets.

Featured Story: “High Energy”

Written By: Jessica Johnson
Company: Colombo Energy Company
Location: Greenwood, South Carolina
SLT Issue: May 2017

Check out other featured articles in the May 2017 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times magazine’s May 2017 issue features Brodnax, Virginia’s Lawrence P. Dugger Logging, Blakely, Georgia’s Southeast Forest Industries, Inc., and Pulaski, Mississippi’s Harrison Brothers, Inc. In the ‘Where Are They Now?’ column, SLT revisits Osyka, Mississippi’s Alford Timber. A special article features Greenwood, South Carolina’s Colombo Energy Company and their new pellet plant. Other articles cover the latest industry news, new products and upcoming events.