Andritz Sprout has supplied four hammer mills, type Multimill 1400, to the Belgian energy company Electrabel. The hammer mills are used to grind wood pellets to dust, which is burnt with support of coal dust in the power station boiler, thus replacing fossil fuel and helping to reduce CO2 emissions. Successful operation of the machines installed has prompted Electrabel to place an order for another four units.
Andritz Sprout has supplied the grinding and pelleting lines as well as the associated conveying equipment and controls for production of 125,000 tons of wood pellets per year to be exported to Europe by Appling County Pelltes, LLC, a fully owned and operated subsidiary of Fram Renewable Fuels, LLC of Savannah, Georgia USA. The picture shows the line of five Andritz Sprout 26LM pellet mills with CM901 conditioners.
PROFILE
The Feed and Biofuel Business Area is a global market leader for supplying process machines and systems, pellet mill consumables, such as dies and rolls, and other technical services to the animal feed industry, the pet food industry, and the fish and shrimp feed industries. The Business Area also holds a leading position in the fast-growing markets for wood fuel pelleting and for pelleting of agricultural and industrial by-products.
The Business Area has four main sites: Esbjerg, Denmark; Geldrop, the Netherlands; Muncy, PA, USA; and Humenné, Slovakia. It operates globally from ten regional sales and service offices and five manufacturing sites, being supported by a strong network of distributors and sub-suppliers.
All companies of the Business Area operate worldwide under the brand name of Andritz Sprout.
