An Eastern Washington company will break ground this month on a $184 million plant that will convert straw into material used to make household items like paper towels and toilet paper.

STARBUCK, Wash. — A one-of-a-kind pulp plant in Eastern Washington will convert wheat straw into pulp that will go into a variety of new products. When it is operational early […] ...

Groundbreaking planned for $184 million Columbia Pulp plant that will turn straw-waste into pulp Sept. 18, 2017 Updated Mon., Sept. 18, 2017 at 12:17 p.m. Twitter ...

Willows >> Work has begun on CalPlant 1 LLC, which will eventually be turning post-harvest rice straw into fiberboard for furniture construction. For weeks, truck after truck has been deliver… ...

Construction of a new straw pulp plant in north Grand Forks could start next year. Hua Sun, chief operating officer of North American Green Pulp, said his group is working on financing the project.

Willows >> Whether a rice grower decides to bale or turn under their straw, there seems to be general optimism among the region’s rice industry that another alternative to getting rid … ...

WILLOWS — In less than a month, hiring for employees to operate a unique fiberboard plant in Willows will begin. CalPlant 1 will be making medium density fiberboard made from rice straw, and is ...