Nature's Flame Taupo

OperatingNature's Flame Ltd Norske Skog naturesflame.co.nzID 03414

Nature's Flame Taupo is an operating pellet plant in Taupo, New Zealand, owned by Norske Skog. With a capacity of 200 000 tonnes per year it is the 1st largest of the 3 pellet plants in New Zealand with a recorded capacity, and it produced 150 000 tonnes of pellets in 2024.

Location and logistics

Location: Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand
Nearest port: Tauranga · 114 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding: No siding mapped
Nearest railway: 38 km

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Capacity and output

Capacity: 200 000 t/y pellets
Production: 150 000 t pellets
2024 · company figure
Utilisation: 75 %

Raw material and products

Raw material

Sawdust and shavings

Also produces

Industrial wood pellets Pellets

History and sources

Data confidence: High (95 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

other2026-10-20
Added 2026-10-20: pellet plant added in the national population pass, capacity 200000 t/y pellets.
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Sources

company websitechecked 2026-10-20
naturesflame.co.nz ↗
other×2checked 2026-10-21
services.arcgisonline.com ↗

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Related facilities

Norske Skog

Saugbrugs Mill Bruck Mill Norske Skog Skogn

Largest in New Zealand

Azwood pellet plant Brightwater Wood Pellet Fuels (Pine Tree Pellets) Ohinewai (Ohinewai, Huntly)

Nearby

Kinleith Mill· 47 km Red Stag Timber Waipa Mill· 55 km Kiwi Lumber Putaruru· 72 km Winstone Pulp International Tangiwai Sawmill· 101 km Karioi Pulpmill (Winstone Pulp International)· 101 km

How to cite

WoodComp (). Nature's Flame Taupo (WoodComp ID 03414). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-10. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/3414