Description
Graanul Invest AS is the fifth largest pellet producer in the world. The main customers of pellet manufacturers are energy producers.In the framework of this project. SIA “Graanul Invest” plans to install a flaking line in their plant, thus significantly changing the manufacturing process by reducing usage of resources and reducing CO emissions. The main benefits of replacing the flaker line are: (1) The electricity consumption per one tonne of production will be reduced, (2) the spare part consumption per one tonne of production will be reduced, (3) the emissions to the environment will be reduced and (4) the number of work hours required for maintaining the equipment will be reduced After the project implementation the flaking will be produced with the new line that runs on electricity instead of diesel fuel. None of the pellet manufacturers in Latvia use such raw material preparation process, so the project will increase the competitive advantage of the company in terms of efficient energy consumption.
Summary of project results
Graanul Invest AS is the fifth largest pellet producer in the world. The main customers of pellet manufacturers are energy producers. As a result of project implementation a new flaking line was purchased that ensures a practical and economic use of energy resources and thus reduces the company's environmental impact. Before the project the company installed a log chipping line that was capable of creating the necessary amount of woodchips for further production, but it lacked the capacity to further process these woodchips into sawdust to complete the pellet production process. Consequently, part of the chips were carried to the storage tanks and processed with mobile chippers, and later returned to the plant in the form of sawdust, to be used in further production process. After the implementation of the project all chipped materials are redirected to the new flaking line, thus ensuring a continuous manufacturing process. Installing the new equipment ensures CO2 emission savings up to 599860 kg per year.
Summary of bilateral results