Fuelwood Procurement for an Industrial Power Plant: A Case Study of Dow Corning's Program

Dow Corning Corporation has developed effective procedures for meeting the fuelwood requirements of a 22.4-megawatt steam and electricity cogenerating powerplant. The fuelwood procurement program of Dow Corning's Natural Resources Department involves special arrangements with private landowners, logging and hauling producers, and waste wood suppliers. The program's success is attributable to afavorable location, adequate allowance for advance; planning, effective public relations, and flexible management. The program is significant because it demonstrates that industrial fuelwood requirements can be met and that improved production from nonindustrial private forests can be relied upon as a major source of fuelwood.