UK’s Drax targets California forests for two major wood pellet plants May 6, 2024 Home Explore The Naturalist's Journal UK’s Drax targets California forests for two major wood pellet plants Share FacebookTwitterEmail Drax, a major global manufacturer of wood pellets for bioenergy, has joined a California nonprofit in a controversial plan to build two industrial-scale wood pellet plants in the state. The two mills combined will be capable of making and exporting 1 million tons of pellets annually, primarily for Asian markets.