Delta Biofuels’ $100M bagasse pellet plant nearly complete

In Florida, KLFY Lafayette reports Delta Biofuels has nearly completed its $100 million sugarcane bagasse-based pellet plant in Iberia Parish. The facility will produce 340,000 metric tons of pellets annually from leftover bagasse from the state’s sugarcane mills. Pellet production should kick off this fall while energy production is set to start in the next 30-45 days. The plant is the first of its kind in North America and is set to hire more than 100 people, adding diversity to the region’s economy.