Bowie County, Texas (U.S.) issued BDO Zone ‘AA’ rating for woody biomass
- 'AA' rating highlights 800,000 tons of low-risk woody biomass and positions Bowie County for bio-based industrial investment
TexAmericas Center, Ecostrat and the BDO Zone Initiative have announced the issue of a BDO Zone ‘AA’ rating for Bowie County, Texas (U.S.). The BDO Zone is rated for 800,000 bone dry tons per year of low-risk woody biomass and spans a 75-mile drive radius from its central point in Texarkana, Texas.
Bowie County's 'AA' Rating denotes very high prospective viability of Feedstock Supply and Infrastructure and low expectations of default risk in the Zone. Bowie County's sustainably managed timber resource, where annual net growth far outpaces annual removals, has left a substantial surplus of pine pulpwood and thinning material.
Anchoring the Zone is the Boone-Copeland Industrial Park, a 140-acre, light-and-heavy-industrial site in Hooks, within the TexAmericas Center. The site is well served on every major utility, with on-site rail access and easy access to US Hwy 82/I-30 and US Hwy 59/I-369, positioning Bowie County as a top-tier location for bio-based industrial development.
Scott Nort...