Wood Chip Dryer Manufacturer in Brazil
See how we dry Wood ChipLooking for wood chip dryer manufacturers in Brazil? STRONGA builds FlowDrya lines to order at its Hertfordshire works and supplies them to Brazil — see the regulatory and economic context below.
We build FlowDrya wood chip dryers to order at STRONGA's Hertfordshire works and ship them to sawmills, foresters and energy users here, though no FlowDrya woodchip line is commissioned in the country yet. Drying matters because green chip from managed plantations carries far too much water to burn or store well; reducing it to a low, even moisture raises the calorific value, halts fungal degradation in the pile and lets the chip be sold as a graded solid biofuel. The country is a bioenergy heavyweight, so a dried domestic wood fuel feeds straight into an established market for boiler and process heat rather than a niche one.
Supplying Brazil
We supply Brazil from our Hertfordshire works — we have no documented Wood Chip installation in Brazil yet.
Regulatory context
The National Solid Waste Policy (Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos, Lei 12.305/2010) is the framework statute for waste in Brazil. It fixes a binding order of priority — non-generation, reduction, reuse, recycling, treatment and only then the environmentally adequate final disposal of the residual rejects — and expressly recognises energy recovery from waste, so a drying-and-recovery operation that turns wet residue into a fuel or a soil product sits high in that hierarchy rather than heading for burial.
Source: https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2007-2010/2010/lei/l12305.htm · checked 2026-08
The 2020 sanitation framework law (Lei 14.026/2020) amended the solid-waste policy to set firm, staggered deadlines for every municipality to close its open dumps (lixões) and adopt environmentally adequate final disposal, with the final tranche — the smallest municipalities, those under 50,000 inhabitants — due by August 2024. Burial of untreated waste is being closed off nationwide, so an operator that keeps generating wet residue needs a treatment and recovery route such as drying.
Source: https://www12.senado.leg.br/noticias/materias/2024/08/02/na-data-limite-para-fim-de-lixoes-destino-dos-residuos-ainda-desafia-municipios · checked 2026-08
Applicable standards: EN ISO 21640, EN ISO 17225-4, EN ISO 18134, CONAMA 498/2020 biosolids (Classes A/B).
Economic context
Bought-in power is a real cost: recent data put Brazil's weighted-average industrial electricity price at R$ 442,05/MWh, which favours drying systems built around recovered kiln, boiler or flue heat rather than grid electricity.
Source: https://custobrasil.org.br/projetos/acesso-a-energia-eletrica-competitiva/ · checked 2026-08
Brazil is a bioenergy heavyweight, which underpins domestic demand for dried solid biofuels: its energy matrix reached 50 per cent renewability in 2024 and its electricity matrix 88,2 per cent, with sugarcane bagasse and wood among the largest biomass sources (EPE, Balanço Energético Nacional). Dried wood chip, bark and biomass feed straight into that established fuel economy.
Source: https://www.epe.gov.br/pt/imprensa/noticias/epe-publica-o-relatorio-sintese-do-balanco-energetico-nacional-2025 · checked 2026-08
Worked illustration (assumptions stated):
Dried wood fuel plugs into one of the world's most renewable energy systems: the national energy matrix reached 50 per cent renewability in 2024 and the electricity matrix 88,2 per cent, with sugarcane bagasse and wood among the largest biomass sources. That scale means a consistent, dry chip has ready buyers. Grid power is the cost to manage – at an average R$ 442,05/MWh for industry – so running the FlowDrya on recovered heat from a kiln, boiler or flue keeps drying cheap. A dry chip also carts economically because the water weight is gone. Assumptions: fuel prices, heat source and offtake vary by site.
Figures are indicative and were last reviewed August 2026; energy and disposal prices move — contact us for a current assessment.
Wood Chip Dryer Manufacturer in Brazil — FAQ
Is there a FlowDrya woodchip installation here?
Not yet. We will not claim a local reference we lack; our proven woodchip, bark and digestate lines run in Britain on the same FlowDrya platform a mill here would take.
Why dry wood chip rather than air-dry it?
Air-drying is slow, weather-dependent and loses dry matter to rot. A FlowDrya takes green chip to a controlled low moisture in a continuous flow, protecting the calorific value and giving a buyer a consistent grade year-round.
Where does the chip feedstock come from?
Largely from managed timber plantations and sawmilling residues, a renewable resource. Drying converts that variable green material into a storable, high-value solid biofuel for boilers and kilns.
Does drying improve the fuel's value?
Yes. Removing water raises the effective calorific value per tonne, so a dried chip earns more from a boiler operator and travels further before freight costs erode the margin.
Can the dryer run without buying grid power?
It can be integrated with a heat source such as a biomass boiler or kiln exhaust, so the drying energy comes from recovered heat rather than expensive grid electricity.
How dry should chip be for a boiler?
Most biomass boilers want a stable, low-moisture chip so combustion is efficient and emissions stay within limits; a FlowDrya delivers that consistency continuously, unlike a weather-dependent stockpile.
Does moisture affect boiler emissions?
Yes. Damp fuel smoulders, producing more particulates and tar; a uniformly dried chip ignites cleanly, so combustion is complete and flue emissions stay comfortably inside permitted thresholds.
How long will a FlowDrya last?
Its simple moving-floor mechanism has few wearing parts, giving an expected service life measured in decades and a low lifetime cost of ownership.