Biomasa Forestal SL products

The wood pellets Biomasa Forcstal SL are produced from locally harvested timber. We arc supplied by Spanish local forestry administrations. The Spanish forestry, by law, arc protected under the FSC® certification program. Remaining bark cannot be even burned in drying drum heater because smoke can contain ash and have impact on wood pellet quality. The logs arc made into sawdust locally with on-thc-site machinery, guaranteeing perfect quality and purencss of the sawdust (no debris, no sand etc. remains). Main timber species: spruce, fir and aspen.

The straw pellets are perfect substitute for natural hay / straw to use as the bedding for horses or other animals. The pellets are easy to pour and economical to transport for longer distance. Straw pellets have very similar features as natural straw. In production, no additives arc used - only the mechanical pressing operation. Main export markets for the Straw pellets are: Germany, Belgium, Sweden, France, Finland and Austria. The straw pellet production starts at the end of field works in summer, usually in last weeks of July. After the crops are harvested, the waste of straw is collected, pressed into transportable rolls and stored. As the straw has low weight/volume ratio, it is only reasonable to transport it over short distance (~30km). For pellet production, the straw from near-by agricultural industries is collected. Crops from the field of 1 hectare size, given it`s fertility is 4 tons of grain, can be converted into 1,6 - 2 tons of straw.

The Biomasa Forcstal SL sawdust briquettes are produced from the remains in sawmills. The sawdust is combined from all type of timber: ash, fir, oak, spruce, aspen, birch and other, which grow in Spain. As the whole Spanish forest property is FSC certified, the sawdust comes from well maintained sources. The briquettes arc pressed in a number of production lines, located next to sawmilling facilities. As the sawdust has low weight/volume ratio, it is economically unreasonable to transport it for longer than 30 km distances for final production, due to fuel expenses. The sawdust first is supplied to the drying-drum and heated until proper level (-5%) of dryness. The drying-drum is powered by the larger fractions of sawmill-waste. After temperature treatment, the sawdust is transported into the press. The press model is RUF (under the name of initia Manufacturer). The nice rectangular briquette shape is achieved by using new and sharp press forms.