0086-138 3838 9622Construction progress on a 4 t/h bamboo pellet manufacturing plant in Sumatra has reached a key stage — the buyer reports civil works for the main production hall are now complete, and RICHI’s equipment shipment is currently at sea, expected to arrive at the regional port within roughly two weeks.
Bamboo as a pelletizing feedstock is gaining traction in parts of Southeast Asia where bamboo plantations exist at scale but processing infrastructure has lagged. The material is fibrous, with a higher silica content than typical softwood, and tends to be harder on cutting and grinding equipment.
The plant’s processing chain — once installed — will run: bamboo chipper (for raw culms delivered from harvest sites), hammer mill for size reduction down to a workable particle size, drum dryer (bamboo arrives at variable moisture, sometimes 40%+ depending on harvest season), ring die pellet mill, cooler, and bagging line.
Final product target is 6mm pellets for export to regional industrial boiler users — there’s growing demand from palm oil mills in the area looking to supplement their own fiber waste fuel with purchased bamboo pellets during periods when their own EFB (empty fruit bunch) supply runs short seasonally.
A note from the buyer’s project manager during a recent video call: the access road to the site floods during heavy rain season, which has already pushed back the civil works timeline by about three weeks earlier this year. RICHI‘s logistics coordinator has factored this into the equipment delivery schedule, building in buffer time for the final inland transport leg from port to site.
Installation crew mobilization is tentatively planned for next month, contingent on the equipment clearing customs without delay.
