Peat-bog of Butkai is in the South area of Telshiai sity. There are 17km. to the south of Telshiai and 1,3km to the east of the town of Zarenai. Exploitation of peat-bog of Butkai is by private company of Arunas Andrijauskas. He also is the owner of land of peat-bog.
The main job of Arunas Andrijauskas firm is extraction of peat, wholesale and retail trade of peat.
Peat -bog work from 2002. The area of peat-bog is 55,3ha. Peat layer is suitible for the low spread of peat, substrates and lumps of peat fuel production. Degree of peat spread consists of 16 %, ash-content 1,03%, stubbiness 0,1%. In peat-bog there are different kind of peat, like peat-moss, cotton-grass.
The firm of Arunas Andrijauskas turnower/year is aproximetly 50 000 - 60 000m3. Assembling of peat is organised by pneumatic equipments. Peat are pressed in big bales for 5,5m3. The weigth of one big bale is 700-1000kg. The moisture of peat in big bales is no more than 50%. By one car can be transport 143m3 or 26 big bales of peat. The peat can be used in gardening, farming, floriculture.
The main job of Arunas Andrijauskas firm is extraction of peat, wholesale and retail trade of peat.
Peat -bog work from 2002. The area of peat-bog is 55,3ha. Peat layer is suitible for the low spread of peat, substrates and lumps of peat fuel production. Degree of peat spread consists of 16 %, ash-content 1,03%, stubbiness 0,1%. In peat-bog there are different kind of peat, like peat-moss, cotton-grass.
The firm of Arunas Andrijauskas turnower/year is aproximetly 50 000 - 60 000m3. Assembling of peat is organised by pneumatic equipments. Peat are pressed in big bales for 5,5m3. The weigth of one big bale is 700-1000kg. The moisture of peat in big bales is no more than 50%. By one car can be transport 143m3 or 26 big bales of peat. The peat can be used in gardening, farming, floriculture.