In Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, Liuzhou, Guangxi, there is a factory that can convert industrial waste from upstream forest processing enterprises into biomass fuel, which is favored by overseas markets and is expected to be exported this year. How can waste be turned into foreign trade revenue? Let’s explore the truth.
As soon as I stepped into the sawdust pellet company, I was attracted by the roar of the machines. In the raw material storage area, the robotic arm is unloading a truck loaded with cedar strips of different lengths and thicknesses. These wooden strips are processed through production lines such as crushers, crushers, mixers, and sawdust pellet machines to become sawdust pellet fuel with a diameter of about 7 millimeters and a length of 3 to 5 centimeters. This fuel achieves resource recycling, with a combustion heat value of up to 4500 kcal/kg, and does not produce harmful gases after combustion. The ash residue is basically carbon free. Compared to traditional fossil fuels, it has a smaller volume, higher combustion efficiency, and is more environmentally friendly.
The raw materials for the wooden strips come from meltwater and surrounding forest processing enterprises, and the waste they cannot handle is purchased by the company. The selling price of fuel per ton is between 1000 and 1200 yuan, and the company’s annual output is about 30000 tons, which can reach 60000 tons. Domestically, it is mainly sold to Guangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong and other places as boiler fuel for factories and hotels.
In recent years, biomass fuel produced by wood pellet machines has also attracted attention from the Japanese and Korean markets. During the Spring Festival, two Japanese companies came to inspect and reached a preliminary cooperation intention. At present, the company is producing 12000 tons of fuel according to foreign demand and plans to sell it to Japan through rail sea intermodal transportation.
Rongshui, as a major county in the forestry industry of Liuzhou, has over 60 large-scale forestry processing enterprises, and the company can purchase raw materials nearby. The local area mainly cultivates cedar trees, and the wood waste is mainly cedar strips. The raw materials have high purity, stable fuel quality, and high combustion efficiency.
Nowadays, the sawdust pellet company has become an important link in the meltwater industry chain, creating tens of millions of yuan in revenue for upstream forest processing enterprises every year and driving employment for more than 50 local people.