Shaw Resources operates two pellet operations in Atlantic Canada: Eastern Embers and Belledune. Shaw Resources has been a member of the Pellet Fuels Institute (PFI) since its inception in the early 1990s. In 2009, Shaw Resources became a member of the Wood Pellet Association of Canada (CPA). Active involvement in both the PFI and the CPA has permitted Shaw Resources to keep up-do-date with industry developments and trends.
Our first pellet production facility, Eastern Embers, was commissioned in 1995 and has consistently grown production since that time. Eastern Embers, located in Hardwoodlands, Nova Scotia, uses predominately softwood fibre and focuses primarily on bagging high quality, residential heating pellets. Today, pellet stoves are one of the fastest growing segments of the wood heat industry. Pellets, made from waste sawdust and shavings found in lumber mills, have proven to be the most environmentally responsible, convenient, and efficient way to heat with wood. Eastern Embers pellets are made primarily from spruce sawdust and shavings, sourced from a number of sawmills in Central Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia softwood, and particularly spruce, produces one of the finest pellets in the market today. Markets for fuel pellets include the local Atlantic Canadian region, North Eastern USA, and Europe. This facility also produces bagged bedding product for North American and European markets. In addition, bulk pellets are shipped to both the local industrial market and Europe.
Eastern Embers Plant in Hardwoodlands, NS
Eastern Embers Premium Wood Pellet Fuel adheres to the premium grade standards set by the Pellet Fuel Institute. Using a lower graded fuel will be detrimental to the performance of pellet stoves and can cause problems such as inconsistent heat, high residual ash, clogging of the auger, creosote and rusting. Any Eastern Embers wood pellets that do not meet the Pellet Fuel Institute's Premium Grade Standard will be replaced free of charge.
Shaw Resources uses no additives, binders or chemically treated wood of any sort. Eastern Embers is a true 100% natural wood fibre pellet fuel.
Shaw Resources produces industrial pellets at both our Nova Scotian and New Brunswick facilities.
Our Nova Scotian industrial pellets are the same softwood product bagged for residential use and as such are an extremely high quality, low ash and high BTU product. To date, small quantities of this product are marketed locally to industrial users. Periodically, production levels allow some of this product to be exported to Europe through the port of Halifax.
Belledune Plant in Belledune, NB
Our Belledune plant in New Brunswick was commissioned in 2007 and produces bulk industrial pellets for the off-shore market. This facility uses both hardwood and softwood species to produce an extremely high quality industrial pellet. Deedstocks are sourced from local sawmills as well as processed roundwood. Our on-site chipping capabilities ensure that both our quality and supply needs are maintained. In house QA / QC testing as well as independent, external laboratory verification are essential in maintaining our products' reputation for quality. Finished product is shipped through the modernized facility at the port of Belledune.
Logs in Belledune yard awaiting processing
