by Jessica Sabbath
A wood pellets manufacturer announced it will spend $16 million to open a plant in Louisa County, creating 65 new jobs.
Argonaut BioFuels purchased an existing wood chip mill in Louisa and will expand the plant’s capability to manufacture wood pellets for fuel, animal bedding and paper mills.
“It’s a pleasure to welcome Argonaut BioFuels to Virginia and Louisa County,” Kaine said in a statement. “This environmentally-friendly company’s production of renewable resources will help reduce Virginia’s dependence on imported energy.”
The company will move its headquarters to Bumpass and expects to the plant to be operating by July 2008.
“This investment will help establish Virginia as a leader in the biomass-to-energy market with this being the third largest facility in the country under construction,” said Scott Dixon, president and CEO of Argonaut BioFuels, in a statement. “Argonaut is excited about the cooperation it is receiving from the Commonwealth as well as the county of Louisa, not only with this project as a whole, but also the assistance with rail infrastructure improvements and workforce training.”
How can i get in touch with the person who run’s this company?
--Angela Miraval of Fredericksburg, VA
Jan. 22, 2008 at 01:30 PM
Where in Louisa will this plant be located?
--Mike of Fredericksburg
Feb. 26, 2008 at 06:53 AM
Where can I get info on when Argonaut will be hiring and what jobs will be offered?
--Tony of Bumpass, VA
Mar. 24, 2008 at 04:47 PM
Asleep. Called Argonaut and the woman who answered the phone didn’t really even know what the company does. Someone was supposed to call back and nothing. Upset that they got tax dollars (my dollars) and are acting confused.
--Dave
Mar. 7, 2009 at 12:04 AM