Domtar provides ‘Project Bandit’ update at economic development board meeting

By Allison Winters
The Times News
August 6, 2024
Category: Business & Politics
Region: United States, US East

Kingsport, Tennessee — The Kingsport Economic Development Board met Tuesday for its monthly meeting, where Domtar officials provided an update for ongoing plans to mitigate the odor issue. Troy Wilson, Kingsport mill manager, and Charlie Floyd, vice president of strategic capital projects for Domtar, shared more about plans to install an anaerobic digester system. Floyd said Domtar focused on process development, system design, capacity and site layout during the month of July. He said Domtar looked at the chemical and biological oxygen demands required for the system and is moving forward with that process. …Another problem Domtar has dealt with, Floyd explained, is the excess of stormwater. He said finding ways to separate some of the stormwater will reduce the needed capacity for the anaerobic system.

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