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Gov. Riley: 'This is a technology that can change the world'
"This is truly a technology that is an incredible accomplishment," Riley said of New Gas Concepts' DG Pellets I plant, which will be built in Jackson's newly-developed industrial park located off J.W. Andrews Highway. DG Pellets' parent company New Gas Concepts (NGC), Inc. recently constructed a plant in Selma, which combines wood byproducts with chemicals to produce a long-burning product, similar to charcoal briquettes, which are sold to European Union electrical utilities and feedstock for power generation. "This company has created a renewable source of energy than can change the world," said Riley. " Alabama, today, is becoming a resource for the rest of the world. We are leading the U.S. in economic development. I compliment the mayor (Richard Long) and his team for their efforts in bringing this new industry to Jackson. New Gas Concepts' Dixie Pellets is the future. congratulations to this county. You are going to be on the cutting edge."
Bates announced that the first chemical plant in the U.S. to use the pellets his company produces will be in Alabama. "We have a renewable wood basket. In Sweden they refer to the southeast United States as the "Saudi Arabia of wood." "We would like to thank Evan and New Gas Concepts for choosing Jackson," said Mayor Richard Long. "They couldn't have chosen a better location for finding a viable workforce and having a great place to live." U.S. Congressman Jo Bonner, who was also in attendance, said, "I am excited that you will be expanding into 'God's Country.'" He referred to Riley as one of the best governors in Alabama history. "Over the last year, we have seen $6 billion of investment in our state," he continued. "Our young people should be excited. They will be able to get an education and return home to good jobs and a wonderful place to live. Our nation is too dependent on fuel from other countries. Evan and his company are working to change that." Bonner went on to thank the Jackson City Council and the city's staff for not wasting any time in committing municipal funds for the project.
Prior to Gov. Riley's announcement, an informal meeting was conducted with public officials from all over the southwest Alabama region to discuss infrastructure needs created by the location of the ThyssenKrupp steel plant in Calvert.
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