GEORGETOWN, S.C -- Carolina-Pacific, a company that ships charcoal briquettes from Georgetown to Europe, is shipping their first load from the Port of Georgetown Saturday.

The briquettes, which are the first load of the product to ever leave the United States, will be used as clean-burning fuel for power plants in Europe.

Georgetown County has recently marketed itself as a place where environmentally friendly businesses can locate, especially ones tied to the port of Georgetown.

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