In 2017, the wood pellet export from Russia grew by one quarter

In 2017, Russian pellet manufacturers set another record for export sales, selling a total of 1.4 million pellets (+26% as compared to 2016).

The export growth was ensured by new enterprises and reaching the production capacities by previously commissioned plants.

The main contribution according the results of 2017 was ensured by “Vyborg Forestry Development Corporation” (the Leningrad region, Sovetsky urban-type settlement), which was idle for the most of 2016. In 2017, the company returned to the leaders and became the largest manufacturer, shipping 201,500 tons to European markets (mainly to Denmark, 73% of sales).

Detailed statistics on sales of the Top-50 Russian wood pellet exporters, price indices for Russian pellets in the ports of St. Petersburg and the Far East, the structure of sales of pellets from Russia by countries, volumes of pellets from the United States and Canada in 2017 read in the latest issue of the analytical Journal of Russian Timber Journal №01-2018.