HM-3 to commence pilot-scale wood chip ethanol production in Oregon

In Oregon, HM-3 will commence production at its pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant using poplar tree wood chips from pulp mills in the Columbia River Basin and the Willamette Valley. The company commences operations after four years of testing feedstocks at the University of Washington.

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