The Poujoulat Group continues its industrial investments in the production of firewood

Since 2008, the Poujoulat Group has started to diversify its activities towards the marketing of high quality biofuels (wood pellets, densified logs, wood logs). After the commissioning of the first two firewood production units in the Indre and in the Loire, the group announces the start of its plant in Haute-Saône, which will double the production of firewood within two years.

Located on an industrial wasteland (a former spinning mill) in Demangevelle in Haute-Saône, the Bois-Factory 70 plant produces high performance firewood (peeled, calibrated and dried). NF certified solid biofuels, these products allow users of wood energy to have a fuel suitable for modern and high-performance appliances (labeled Green Flame) and thus meet the challenges of air quality.

The site, covering an area of ten hectares, is located in the heart of a forest area populated with leafy species perfectly suited to the requirements of combustion. The first tranche of investments represents 20 million euros (civil engineering, machine tools, biomass boiler and first dryer).

A second tranche of investment, of 6 million euros, will be committed from the start of 2021 to allow the plant to ramp up. This second tranche received aid from the recovery plan under the “Fund for the acceleration of industrial investments in the territories” supported by the Prefecture of the Department and the Regional Council of Bourgogne Franche-Comté. The site was also supported by the ADEME heat fund from 2015 for its investments to supply the drying process.

In the medium term, the Haute-Saône production unit will supply 150 cubic meters of certified wood, 000 m20 of kindling and 000 tonnes of densified logs, making it possible to double the group's production capacity. The plant will have around 3 employees and will help boost the region's forest-wood industry with nearly 10 indirect jobs.

“With this tool, we are part of the path traced by the multiannual energy programming, namely: developing modern and efficient domestic wood energy. To do this, the group offers biofuels of all kinds with the performance required to combine heating with wood and improving air quality. With the deployment of modern appliances labeled Green Flame "7 stars", our products meet the requirements of excellent combustion hygiene. Our certified firewood offer is already a success, and growth is on the way. "
Frédéric COIRIER, Chairman and CEO of the Group