由于木材短缺和不可行的经济学,德拉克斯公司将在2025年底之前关闭不列颠哥伦比亚的木材碎块厂。 Drax to close BC wood pellet plant by end-2025 due to timber shortages and unviable economics.

位于英国的一家能源公司德拉克斯(Drax)将在2025年底关闭不列颠哥伦比亚省威廉姆斯湖的木材碎石厂,理由是由于附近的磨坊关闭和合同丢失,木材供应不足,使得这一业务不再具有商业可行性。 Drax, a U.K.-based energy company, will shut its wood pellet plant in Williams Lake, British Columbia, by end-2025, citing insufficient timber supply due to nearby mill closures and lost contracts, making the operation no longer commercially viable. 30名雇员的设施将随着库存的使用逐步减少。 The 30-employee facility will phase down as inventory is used. 关闭反映了加拿大林业部门更广泛的斗争,包括市场疲软、经济不确定性和美国关税,促使渥太华承诺提供5亿美元的贷款担保。 The closure reflects broader struggles in Canada’s forestry sector, including weak markets, economic uncertainty, and U.S. tariffs, prompting Ottawa to pledge $500 million in loan guarantees. Drax坚持说,其目前的纤维来自本来会燃烧的低级木材,驳斥了过去对旧木材使用的批评。 Drax maintains its current fibre comes from low-grade wood that would otherwise be burned, countering past criticism over old-growth timber use.