This raises the Group's total capacity to 2.2 million tonnes. In the harbour facility at Port Arthur, Texas, work is almost complete on the pellet warehouse and the loading installation for getting the pellets transported to Europe. Construction commences soon on a second US facility, in the state of Louisiana. Long-term supply contracts with major energy suppliers have already been concluded for both facilities.
German Pellets GmbH was founded in 2005 in Wismar (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state) and has developed into the largest producer of wood pellets worldwide. At 15 sites in Germany, Austria and the US, German Pellets is producing wood pellets and also animal-hygiene products.