# Enviva plans $175M wood pellet plant in Sumter County, Alabama

Enviva expects to invest approximately $175 million to construct a wood pellet production plant at the Port of Epes Industrial Park in Sumter County, Alabama, creating at least 85 full-time jobs. Construction is expected to begin in early 2020 and take 15-18 months.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-10-04
- Where: Port of Epes Industrial Park, Sumter County, Alabama, United States
- Value: $175.0M
- Jobs: 85
- Starts operating: Q3 2021
- Status: announced
- Products: wood pellets
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Enviva](https://endata.com/companies/39912.md)

## Sources

- [madeinalabama.com](https://www.madeinalabama.com/2019/10/project-agreement-clears-way-for-enviva-to-build-sumter-county-wood-pellet-plant/), 2019-10-04: "the company expects to invest approximately $175 million to construct a wood pellet production plant in Sumter County that would provide an economic boost to West Alabama."

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