The COOPID project has carried out a selection of 10 success cases within the bioeconomy across the EU primary sector. This is the one belonging to the Austrian Success Case: Pelletierungsgenossenschaft eGen. This case covers their overall business idea, main products, key characteristics, and plans for development of its business model.
Main facts
Established in 2015
4 employees
Cooperatively owned
2000 tons of raw materials processed per year
Overall business idea
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Upgrading regional agricultural biomass and residual materials into new products
- Application of technology for pressure hydrothermal treatment and processing of the biomass into pellets
- Income is generated from both selling pellets as a product and from contract production of pellets
Key characteristics of the success story
- Optimised utilisation of agricultural biomass and residual materials
- Circulation of nutrients and carbon
- Application of novel, energy efficient technologies
- High degree of renewable energy for production processes
- Financial support to cover part of the investment
Main products
- High-quality bedding pellets for poultry, horses, and pets
- Fiber-rich feed pellets
In addition to selling the pellets, income is also generated from selling the service of processing of farmers´ own biomass into pellets used by the farmers themselves.
Plans for development
A production line for biofuel pellets is under construction
