Biomass will power Georgia paperboard mill - Biomass Power and Thermal

By the middle of 2013, a Macon, Ga., paperboard mill will have a biomass power plant that supplies 100 percent of its electricity and steam needs. Graphic Packaging International Inc. will install the 40-megawatt plant at its mill, including a high-efficiency biomass boiler and turbine generator, according to the company. The Macon mill produces 1,600 tons of paperboard per day. The $80 million biomass project will use 400,000 tons per year of logging residuals, including tops and branches, a fraction of the estimated 3.3 million tons currently available in the Macon area. “Graphic Packaging is committed to engaging in