Research Article
Production Costs and Markets for Pellet Chips: Case Studies in Northern Sweden
Table 4
Required investments for each of the three plants.
| | Lycksele | Vilhelmina | Vännäs | | Pellet | Pellet chips | Pellet | Pellet chips | Pellet | Pellet chips |
| | Dryer | | | | | | | | Reference cost (million US$) | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2.35 | | Reference steam capacity (t h−1) | 8.72 | 8.72 | 8.72 | 8.72 | 8.72 | 8.72 | | Steam capacity (t h−1) | 2.67 | 2.67 | 3.09 | 3.09 | 5.22 | 5.22 | | Investment (million US$) | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.01 | 1.01 | | Hammer mill | | | | | | | | Reference cost (million US$) | 0.079 | 0.079 | 0.079 | 0.079 | 0.079 | 0.079 | | Reference capacity (1000 t year−1) | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | | Capacity (t year−1) | 2.14 | 0.00 | 2.14 | 0.00 | 2.14 | 0.00 | | Investment (million US$) | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.00 | | Pelletizing, cooling equipment | | | | | | | | Reference cost, million US$ | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.76 | | Reference capacity (t h−1) | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | | Capacity (t h−1) | 2.14 | 0.00 | 2.14 | 0.00 | 2.14 | 0.00 | | Investment (million US$) | 0.28 | 0.00 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 0.28 | 0.00 | | Investments, process equipment (million US$) | 1.37 | 1.03 | 1.14 | 0.79 | 1.35 | 1.01 | | Indirect costs (37%) | 0.51 | 0.38 | 0.42 | 0.29 | 0.50 | 0.37 |
| | Total costs (million US$) | 1.87 | 1.41 | 1.56 | 1.09 | 1.85 | 1.38 |
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