Chopper/Blender/Hammermill-equipment procurement for the Natural Resources Institute Finland

With this market survey, the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) is surveying the market and requesting information from suppliers regarding the procurement of a Chopper/Blender/Hammermill -equipment. The new equipment be located in Jokioinen, Finland. Short description of the most important function of the equipment to preprocess the wet biomass before pressing biomass to separate the biomass to liquid and solid (fiber) fractions. The main purpose of the equipment is to break-destroy the physical structure of the plant material, to expose the inner structure of the plant. This will increase the recovery of soluble components in the liquid fraction. The most important parameters of the equipment: - Need to work also with very wet biomass (15-20 % of dry matter), optionally possibility to add extra liquid during processing. - Capacity of 200-600 kg /hour - Possibility to control particle size with the range from approximately 5mm up to 20-25 mm - Easy loading of bulk - fluffy material (chopped grass or silage) It would be nice if the same company would also provide pump/screw conveyor to transport the processed biomass from the chopper/blender/hammermill to the press.

This prior information notice is a preliminary notice (market consultation). This notice does not ask for offers or participation applications, but with this prior information notice Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) surveys the market and potential suppliers for the supply of Chopper/Blender/Hammermill -equipment, so that a possible call for tenders can be carried out in an appropriate manner. The contracting entity invites interested suppliers to participate in a market dialogue by sending their expression of interest and contact details (contact person, email address) by email to kirjaamo@luke.fi and preferably by April 4th 2025. The email should be titled/identified with “328/02 10 01 00 05/2025 Chopper/Blender/Hammermill-equipment procurement for the Natural Resources Institute Finland”.